draw up
to come or cause to come to a halt
(tr)
to prepare a draft of (a legal document)
to formulate and write out in appropriate form: to draw up a contract
(used reflexively) to straighten oneself
to form or arrange (a body of soldiers, etc) in order or formation
Words Nearby draw up
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How to use draw up in a sentence
Then, using his training and talent as an architect, he would draw up blueprints.
They could lower a tiny, thimble-sized cup into a glass or pitcher and draw up their own drinking water.
Face to Face With ‘The Goldfinch,’ the Painting from Donna Tartt’s Novel | Malcolm Jones | December 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe President has requested that the Pentagon draw up plans for a no-fly zone over Syria, The Daily Beast's Josh Rogin reports.
He called Stephens several times during that trip, in an effort to draw up a settlement agreement.
‘I Always Felt It Was Creepy’: Stories of Sex With Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash | Maria Elena Fernandez | December 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd so it has been left to local governments to draw up reconstruction plans, funded from the national budget.
A committee was appointed to draw up such a plan and, in 1777, it submitted the Articles of Confederation to Congress.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey"The notary will first have to draw up the assignment, then, you shall write the letters to your friend," broke in Garin.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueWe are to try to understand each other and draw up some public agreement which shall unite the two churches.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacSo I directed them to draw up their tender in a line or two against the afternoon, and to meet me at White Hall.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysThe Turkish infantry on the plains below were observed to fall in, and draw up in front of their tents.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
Other Idioms and Phrases with draw up
Compose or write out in a set form, as in The lawyer drew up the contract. [First half of 1600s]
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