Canonical mahjong verb:
摸 literally means 'to feel/touch,' and you reach in and draw a tile face-down from the wall. Also used generally for drawing a card in
斗地主 and other card games. The full mahjong action sequence is
洗牌 (shuffle),
码牌 (stack),
摸牌 (draw),
出牌 (discard),
胡牌 (win).