drawsomethingup
phrasal verbwithdrawverbuk/drɔː/us/drɑː/drew|drawn
(PREPARE)
C1
topreparesomething, usually somethingofficial, in writing:
I'vedrawnup alistofcandidatesthat I'd like tointerview.
- Thearchitectshowedus thehouseplansthat she haddrawnup.
- His firstplansweredrawnup inrough.
- We'vedrawnup ashortlistfor thejob.
- Aspecificationhas beendrawnup for the newmilitaryaircraft.
- Her will wasdrawnup by asolicitorandwitnessedby twocolleagues.
Preparing
- batten
- batten down the hatchesidiom
- breaksomeonein
- bug-out bag
- build(someone/something)up
- dig
- gear(someone/something)up
- get/have your ducks in a rowidiom
- gird
- girdyourselfidiom
- go bag
- lay
- prep
- preparation
- prime
- roll upyoursleevesidiom
- setsomethingup
- set the scene/stageidiom
- suit
- tune
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Writing & typing
(MOVE)
tomoveachairnear to someone or something:
Draw up achair, and I'lltellyou all about it.
Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitchsomethingup
- pluck
- pluck atsomething
- reel
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- trail
- tug
- tweak
- twitch