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draw

 
 
/drɔː/ noun [C]

Definition

SAME SCORE mainly UK when a game or competition finishes with each player or team having the same score: The match ended in a draw.
COMPETITION (also US drawing) a competition that is decided by choosing a particular ticket or number: the National Lottery draw → See also the luck of the draw
(Definition of draw noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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