Synonyms for draw up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : draw |
| Phonetic Transcription : drÉ” |
Définition of draw up
Origin :- c.1200, spelling alteration of Old English dragan "to drag, to draw, protract" (class VI strong verb; past tense drog, past participle dragen), from Proto-Germanic *draganan "carry" (cf. Old Norse draga "to draw," Old Saxon dragan, Old Frisian draga, Middle Dutch draghen, Old High German tragen, German tragen "to carry, bear"), from PIE root *dhragh- (see drag (v.)).
- Sense of "make a line or figure" (by "drawing" a pencil across paper) is c.1200. Meaning "pull out a weapon" is c.1200. To draw a criminal (drag him from a horse to place of execution) is from early 14c. To draw a blank "come up with nothing" (1825) is an image from lotteries. As a noun, from 1660s; colloquial sense of "anything that can draw a crowd" is from 1881 (the verb in this sense is 1580s).
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- On an impulse he ordered the cabbie to draw up to the curb and purchased a newspaper.
- Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
- When it is finished, you must draw up the thread tight, and then commence another.
- Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
- Before you go I will draw up a short statement of what we have done, for your father.
- Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
- "I should not suppose it would be so hard to draw up the line," said Rollo.
- Extract from : « Rollo on the Atlantic » by Jacob Abbott
- "Now, my dear Hopkins, draw up and warm your toes," said he.
- Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- "Why, certainly, I will draw up the statement for you," he answered in some surprise.
- Extract from : « A Woman for Mayor » by Helen M. Winslow
- They were so numerous as to be able to draw up thirty deep, the English but four.
- Extract from : « King Henry the Fifth » by William Shakespeare
- Something in the attitude of the men caused her to draw up and regard them closely.
- Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx
- If you want the entertainment to be a success, you must draw up a programme, and carry it out.
- Extract from : « Golden Moments » by Anonymous
- Draw up the gate after we be gone, for there be rogues in plenty about.
- Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed
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