Acronym for direct read after write. A technique used with optical discs to verify the accuracy of information immediately after it has been recorded (written) on the disc. Compare DRDW.
Množina: draws
1. The act of drawing or hauling something; SYN. haul, haulage.
2. Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; or; SYN. lot.
3. A gully that is shallower than a ravine.
Množina: draws
1. A card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
2. Poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; SYN. draw poker.
3. The deal in draw poker to improve the players' hands after discarding
Množina: draws
1. The quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage; SYN. draw play.
2. A slight to moderate and usually intentional hook in golf.
3. A football play that simulates a pass play so a runner can go straight up the middle past the pass rushers
Množina: draws
A contest left undecided or deadlocked; tie.
The situation in a contest in which the winner is undecided at the end; SYN. standoff, tie.
(Irregular preterit, past participle: drew, drawn).
1. To make a drawing of; represent by drawing, with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.
2. To move or pull so as to cover or uncover something.
3. To bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition.
4. To make, formulate, or derive in the mind; SYN. make.
5. To move or go steadily or gradually.
6. To write a legal document or paper.
7. To bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; SYN. pull, pull out, get out, take out.
8. To cause to flow.
9. To choose at random; SYN. cast.
10. To draw responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
11. To contract.
12. To require a specified depth for floating.
13. To steep in or as if in the manner of tea.
14. To select or take in from a given group or region.
15. To reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die.
16. To take liquid out of a container or well; SYN. take out.
17. (Baseball) To earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; SYN. get.
18. To flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching.
19. To allow a draft.