drawing up

Verb

draw up (third-person singular simple present draws up, present participle drawing up, simple past drew up, past participle drawn up)

1. (transitive) To compose (a document), especially following a standard form; prepare a plan.
   • I asked my lawyer to draw up a new will.

   Synonyms:

   make out

2. (transitive) To arrange in order or formation.
   • Sergeant, please draw the men up in ranks of three.

   Synonyms:

   formate

3. (transitive) To cause to come to a halt.
   • Draw up the carriage just around the corner!

   Synonyms:

   freeze

4. (intransitive) To come to a halt.
   • The tractor drew up alongside the haystack.

   Synonyms:

   brake

5. To withdraw upwards.
   • 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.1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII

   Synonyms:

   retract