draw up
verb
drew up; drawn up; drawing up; draws up
1
: to bring (a body of troops) into array
2
: to prepare a draft or version of
draw up plans
3
: to bring to a halt
4
: to straighten (oneself) to an erect posture especially as an assertion of dignity or resentment
: to come to a halt
the car drew up at the door
Examples of draw up in a Sentence
he drew up his horse outside the tavern
drew up the troops into a line along the ridge
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Canada Chemistry lesson With so much time having elapsed between best-on-best events, Team Canada was drawing up its forward lines from scratch.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
During a timeout prior to the game winning shot, Knights coach Oscar Lopez said the play was drawn up specifically for Dorantes.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 21 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration told the office overseeing the resettlement of Afghans to the U.S. to draw up plans to shut down by April, which could leave more than 250,000 people and their families stranded.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Draw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20up. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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