Drew

//dɹuː// name, verb, slang

name, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past of draw form-of, past

    "Mr. Banks’ panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow."

  2. 2
    past participle of draw colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given name Andrew.

    "In November 2024, Kiley won reelection in the district where Folsom is located by about 11 points, though Trumps' victory was closer to 3 points, according to data compiled by analyst Drew Savicki and cited by the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia."

  2. 2
    A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  3. 3
    A surname.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, named after Drew E. Bennett.
  5. 5
    A female given name.

    "On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala."

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  1. 6
    A city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, named after Miss Drew Daniel.
  2. 7
    An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, named after S. E. Drew.
  3. 8
    An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, probably named after Robert Drew.
  4. 9
    A rural community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP).

Synonyms

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drujohn drewtight

Example

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"The project was successful in the sense that it drew the attention of everyone."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman Drew, Drieu, Drue, from Old French Drogon, Dreus, Drues (made popular by Charlemagne's son Drogo) from Old Dutch Drogo, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry, pull”), or from Proto-Germanic *draugaz (“phantom, apparition”).

Etymology 2

From Irish, adopted from the English surname above, and also reduced from an Druaidh, Ó Druaidh, Ó Draoi, "descendant of the Druid", from draoi (“druid”).

Etymology 3

From any of the above.

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