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English verb: draw up | |||
| 1. | draw up (social) form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, organise, organize | ||
| 2. | draw up (motion) straighten oneself | ||
| Samples | He drew himself up when he talked to his superior. | ||
| Synonyms | pull up, straighten up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | straighten | ||
| 3. | draw up (motion) cause (a vehicle) to stop | ||
| Samples | He pulled up the car in front of the hotel. | ||
| Synonyms | pull up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stop | ||
| Verb group | draw up, haul up, pull up | ||
| Domain category | driving | ||
| 4. | draw up (cognition) make up plans or basic details for | ||
| Samples | Frame a policy. | ||
| Synonyms | compose, frame | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plan | ||
| 5. | draw up (motion) come to a halt after driving somewhere | ||
| Samples | The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn. The chauffeur hauled up in front of us. | ||
| Synonyms | haul up, pull up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | halt, stop | ||
| Verb group | draw up, pull up | ||
| Domain category | driving | ||
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