From en.wiktionary.org:
[draw-up]
** English
*** Verb
[draw < ,,drew,drawn> up]
1. [en] To compose (a document ), especially following a standard form; prepare a plan.
2. * [chapter=Prologue]
3. * [en]
4. [en] To arrange in order or formation .
5. [en] To cause to come to a halt .
6. [en] To come to a halt.
7. * [As the cab DREW UP before the address indicated, the fog lifted a little and showed him a dingy street, a gin palace, a low French eating house, a shop for the retail of penny numbers and twopenny salads, many ragged children huddled in the doorways, and many women of many different nationalities passing out, key in hand, to have a morning glass]
8. * [en]
9. * [en]
10. To withdraw upwards .
11. * 1847 , [Charlotte Brontë] , [Jane Eyre] , Chapter XVIII
12. *: Ere long a bell tinkled, and the curtain DREW UP . Within the arch, the bulky figure of Sir George Lynn, whom Mr. Rochester had likewise chosen, was seen enveloped in a white sheet.
**** Synonyms
- [to compose a document] [en]
- [to arrange in order or formation] [en] [aircraft]
- [to cause to come to a halt] [en] , [en] ; See also Thesaurus:immobilize
- [to come to a halt] [en] , [en] , [en] ; See also Thesaurus:stop
- [to withdraw upwards] [en]
**** Translations
[to compose a document]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg] , [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Ido: [io]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it] , [it]
- Norwegian: [no]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[to arrange in order or formation]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Greek:
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Norwegian: [no]
- Spanish: [es]
- Turkish: [tr]
[trans-bottom]
[to cause to come to a halt]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg] , [bg] , [bg]
- Chinese:
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[to come to a halt]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg] , [bg] , [bg] , [bg] , [bg]
- Chinese:
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
[trans-bottom]
*** Anagrams
- [en]