draw up

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draw up

The taxi will draw up outside the hotel entrance.

Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To prepare and write a document, plan, or list in a formal or complete way.
    • To bring something, especially a vehicle, to a stop.
    • To straighten one's body to a rigid, formal, or proud posture.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To come to a stop.
Usage and Examples
  • As a transitive verb (prepare a document):
    • The lawyer will draw up the contract tomorrow.
    • We need to draw up a list of potential candidates.
  • As a transitive verb (stop a vehicle):
    • The taxi driver drew up the cab outside the station.
    • He drew up his horse at the edge of the cliff.
  • As a transitive verb (straighten posture):
    • She drew herself up to her full height and faced the committee.
  • As an intransitive verb (come to a stop):
    • A black car drew up at the gates.
    • The bus drew up to the curb.
Advanced Usage
  • "To draw up a will/deed/treaty": To formally prepare a legal document.
    • The nations met to draw up a peace treaty.
  • "To draw up a chair": To pull a chair closer (this is a less common, literal use).
    • He drew up a chair and sat down beside me.
  • "To draw up ranks": To arrange soldiers or participants in an orderly formation.
    • The sergeant ordered the troops to draw up in lines.
Variants and Related Words
  • Draw up a plan: To formulate a detailed plan.
  • Draw up short: To stop suddenly or abruptly.
    • His question made me draw up short.
Synonyms
  • Formulate (for plans/documents):
  • Halt (for stopping):
  • Draft (for documents):
  • Pull up (for vehicles):
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Draw in: To arrive or become dark (for night).
  • Draw out: To prolong or elicit information.
  • Draw on: To use a resource or approach.
Related Idioms
  • Draw the line: To set a limit.
  • Draw a blank: To fail to remember or find something.
  • Quick on the draw: To be very fast to react.
draw up

The taxi will draw up outside the hotel entrance.

Verb
  1. come to a halt after driving somewhere
    • The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn
    • The chauffeur hauled up in front of us
  2. make up plans or basic details for
    • frame a policy
  3. cause (a vehicle) to stop
    • He pulled up the car in front of the hotel
  4. straighten oneself
    • He drew himself up when he talked to his superior
  5. form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers

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