What does "draw" mean?

See draw in WNW Idioms

beat to the draw

to be quicker than (another) in doing something, as in drawing one's weapon

draw and quarter

Medieval History

to execute by tying each arm and leg to a different horse, and then driving the horses in four different directions
to eviscerate and cut into pieces after hanging

draw away

to move away or ahead

draw back

to withdraw; retreat

draw on

to approach

draw oneself up

draw out

draw up

See draw in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

draw a blank

To fail to find or remember something.

draw and quarter

To execute (a prisoner) by tying each limb to a horse and driving the horses in different directions.
To disembowel and dismember after hanging.

Informal

To punish severely: The teenager was drawn and quartered for wrecking the family's only car.

draw straws

To decide by a lottery with straws of unequal lengths.

draw the line

To decide firmly an arbitrary boundary between two things: “Where do you draw the line between your own decisions and those of your superiors?” (Robert Marion).
To decide firmly the limit of what one will tolerate or participate in: The officer committed fraud but drew the line at blackmail.

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