to draw
- verb
- /drɔ/
- Formal
- Your mother had the good sense to draw up a will before her accident.
- draw up a plan
- draw up a constitution
And so my first step is to draw up all the things they're doing right.
- And so my first step is to draw up all the things they're doing right.
Examples
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We must draw up our plans... then arrange a conference with Saito... and set him straight.
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I'll draw up the papers.
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I'll... I'll have my secretary draw up the papers.
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I'll draw up a draft.
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I've already got a fourth lease drawn up and ready to go.
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"My advisers in such matters have drawn up an inventory of the proposed dowry.
Fiction book (1993) -
Before starting the project, you need to draw up a detailed plan outlining each step.
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She plans to draw up a contract that clearly states the terms of their agreement.
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The lawyer will draw up the necessary paperwork to finalize the sale of the house.
Synonyms
Put letters and words onto a surface using a pen or keyboard
To prepare and write official papers such as contracts or wills
To write something carefully, often a long text
Idioms
- Offensive
To kill someone by tying limbs to four horses and pulling them apart, or to punish very harshly
- Offensive
To threaten or kill someone by hanging, cutting their body open and dividing it into four parts
- Informal
To end up by chance with an unpleasant task or in a worse position
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
To pull tissue or skin to the side to hold a wound open during surgery
- Literature
To stop or slow progress by controlling it, like a rider pulling the straps that guide a horse
Compounds
- Jargon
A football play where the quarterback fakes a pass then hands the ball to a running back
A type of poker where players discard some cards and get new ones to improve their hand
How Detailed
- Formal
- Specialized
- Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Draw for writing a legal document comes from the idea of 'pulling together' words, so to draw up a contract is to pull the right phrases into one formal paper.