HyperDic: draw_up

English > 5 senses of the expression *draw up*:
VERB	social	draw up	form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers
	motion	draw up, pull up, straighten up	straighten oneself
	motion	draw up, pull up	cause (a vehicle) to stop
	cognition	draw up, frame, compose	make up plans or basic details for
	motion	draw up, pull up, haul up	come to a halt after driving somewhere

English > *draw up*: 5 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Broader	form, organize, organise	create (as an entity)

English > *draw up*: 5 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	straighten oneself.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	pull up, straighten up
Broader	straighten	get up from a sitting or slouching position
Spanish	enderezarse, erguirse, estirarse, pararse

English > *draw up*: 5 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Cause (a vehicle) to stop.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	pull up
Category	driving	The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
Broader	stop	Cause to stop
Similar to	draw up, pull up, haul up	Come to a halt after driving somewhere
Spanish	pararse

English > *draw up*: 5 senses > verb 4, cognition
Meaning	Make up plans or basic details for.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	frame, compose
Broader	plan	make plans for something
See also	draw	write a legal document or paper
Spanish	componer, integrar, perfilar
Catalan	integrar

English > *draw up*: 5 senses > verb 5, motion
Meaning	Come to a halt after driving somewhere.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonyms	pull up, haul up
Category	driving	The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
Broader	stop, halt	Come to a halt, stop moving
Similar to	draw up, pull up	Cause (a vehicle) to stop

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