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draw
 I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a (big) box office draw (=a successful actor who many people will pay to see)
a prize drawBritish English (= a competition in which people whose names or tickets are chosen by chance win prizes)
▪ He won the car in a prize draw.
an outline drawing/sketch
▪ Once I am happy with the outline sketch, I start painting.
attract/draw a crowd
▪ The ceremony is expected to draw a crowd of more than 1,000.
attract/draw sb/sth like a magnet
▪ She drew men to her like a magnet.
attract/draw tourists
▪ They hope to change the image of the city and attract more tourists.
blinds...drawn (=pulled down)
▪ The blinds were drawn to protect the new furniture from the sun.
devise/formulate/draw up a plan (=make a detailed plan, especially after considering something carefully)
▪ He devised a daring plan to steal two million dollars.
▪ The company has already drawn up plans to develop the site.
draw a chequeformal (= use a cheque to withdraw money from an account)
▪ Customers can draw cheques for any amount they like on their accounts.
draw a comparison (=say in what way people or things are similar)
▪ People have drawn comparisons between this movie and those of Quentin Tarantino.
draw a conclusion (=decide something from what you learn or see)
▪ We tried not to draw any conclusions too early in the investigation.
draw a contrast (=say there is a contrast)
▪ It is tempting to draw sharp contrasts between religion and science.
draw a gameBritish English (= end the game with the same score as the opposing team or player)
▪ We played badly and were lucky to draw the game.
draw a graph
▪ Draw a graph to show changes in the death rate over this period.
draw a map
▪ He drew me a map of the route.
draw a match (=finish with the score even)
▪ United have drawn their last two matches.
draw an outline
▪ First, I draw out the outline of the leaf onto paper, and start adding areas of colour.
draw blood (=make someone bleed)
▪ He touched me with the knife and it drew blood.
draw breathwritten (= breathe)
▪ I hid behind the door, hardly daring to draw breath.
draw parallels
▪ books that attempt to draw parallels between brains and computers
draw the line
▪ Sometimes he found it hard to draw the line between work and pleasure.
draw to an end (=to reach the end)
▪ My holiday was drawing to an end.
draw up a contract (=write one)
▪ The two sides drew up a contract.
draw up a petition (=prepare one)
▪ They are drawing up a petition which will be presented to the Archbishop.
draw up a proposal
▪ A committee of experts drew up proposals for a constitution.
draw up/compile a shortlist
▪ The panel will draw up a shortlist of candidates.
draw up/draft a constitution (=write one)
▪ The American constitution was drafted in 1787.
draw up/issue guidelines
▪ The hospital has issued new guidelines on the treatment of mentally ill patients.
draw up/lay down a code (=create one)
▪ The syndicate decided to draw up a code of conduct for its members.
draw up/produce a checklist (=make one)
▪ Why not draw up a checklist of things you want to achieve this year?
draw your pension (=receive it)
▪ He's got another ten years before he draws his pension.
draw yourself upright (=stand straighter)
▪ Susan drew herself upright and thrust out her chin.
draw/attract/provoke criticism (=be criticized)
▪ The plan has drawn criticism from some groups.
draw/bring a response from sb
▪ The appeal for aid brought a big response from the West.
draw/close/pull the curtains (=close them)
▪ The room was dark because the curtains were drawn.
draw/derive comfort from sthformal (= take comfort from sth)
▪ Economists have been quick to draw comfort from the latest figures.
drawing board
▪ The current system just isn’t working – we need to go back to the drawing board and start afresh.
drawing pin
drawing power
drawing room
drawing to a close (=ending)
▪ The monsoon season was drawing to a close.
draw/make an analogy (=make a comparison)
▪ She drew an analogy between childbirth and the creative process.
draw/make inferences (about/from sth)
▪ What inferences have you drawn from this evidence?
draw/paint a picture
▪ She drew a picture of a mushroom on the blackboard.
draws nigh (=will start soon)
▪ Winter draws nigh .
draw/take/derive inspiration from sth (=get inspiration)
▪ She draws inspiration from mythology and folk stories.
drew abreast
▪ As the car drew abreast of him, Jack suddenly recognised the driver.
drew near
▪ We heard voices as we drew near the village.
drew up alongside
▪ A car drew up alongside.
drew...aside
▪ Mark drew me aside and explained the problem.
freehand drawing/sketch
gain/draw strength from sb/sth
▪ He gained strength from being back with the people and things he loved.
get/draw support
▪ The plan drew wide support from parents.
hold/draw sb close (=hold someone against your body)
▪ He drew her close to him.
line drawing
make/draw up/write a list
▪ Could you make a list of any supplies we need?
open/draw (back)/pull back the curtains (=open them)
▪ Would you mind opening the curtains?
open/pull down/draw the blinds
pull on/drag on/draw on a cigarette (=smoke a cigarette with deep breaths)
▪ Ed was leaning out of the window and dragging on a cigarette.
pull/draw up a chair (=move a chair nearer someone or something)
▪ Pull up a chair and look at these pictures.
raise/arouse/draw sb’s ire (=make someone angry)
▪ The proposal has drawn the ire of local residents.
score draw
sth draws to a halt (=a vehicle slows down and stops)
▪ As the train drew to a halt, people started to get off.
take/draw encouragement from sth
▪ We drew encouragement from the letters we received from well-wishers.
win/draw/receive etc plaudits
▪ Her performance won plaudits from the critics.
write/draw up/prepare a draft (=write one)
▪ Always write a rough draft of your essay first.
▪ He drew up a draft of the club’s rules and regulations.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
 ADVERB
back
▪ Martin, eyes glaring and lips drawn back in a feral snarl.
▪ He went quickly through the house to the front room and drew back the curtains.
▪ Her eyes opened slowly as he drew back.
▪ The armies drew back on either side and in the space between, Paris and Menelaus faced each other.
▪ His fist clenched and drew back.
▪ Ralph drew back his window curtain, moved his desk so that the sun kept his tea warm.
▪ A spear point cut through her fur robes, pierced her skin, then drew back.
▪ Within a very short time, she heard the sounds of bolts being drawn back.
closer
▪ As we drew closer, everybody else slowed down and eventually stopped.
▪ In this respect, beef is beginning to draw closer to the natural quality of buffalo.
▪ As Tamar's time drew closer, she remembered the difficult labour of Victoria's birth and grew more and more apprehensive.
▪ Indeed, as we draw closer, our information is confirmed by the chipped and faded lettering on the front window.
▪ Possibly, as war drew closer, the police wanted some pretext to keep Joyce on their books.
▪ The scuff of heavy boots drew closer.
▪ She began to writhe as they drew closer still, gasping and moaning as her hips matched the rhythm of his demands.
▪ As we are drawn closer we become further entangled in his web of deceit.
heavily
▪ This approach draws heavily from the insights of Gramsci, Lukacs and Adorno.
▪ Yet they fought allowing women to compete for opportunity in the select academies from which the leadership is so heavily drawn.
▪ This chapter draws heavily on the best known and most detailed model of cohesion available.
▪ His books draw heavily on his experiences as a therapist.
▪ The National and the Boat Race draw heavily on tradition.
▪ There was a deep financial connection between the two: Both drew heavily on the willingness of investors to speculate in bonds.
▪ His work on social capital and civic engagement has been heavily drawn upon by Francis Fukuyama and others.
▪ The Wyvern production has drawn heavily on local talent.
in
▪ Like some bloody simpleton he was being drawn in.
▪ The fewer we became, the more strongly we had to support each other and draw in.
▪ Hood: a well-shaped hood gives maximum head cover when the hood is drawn in tightly.
▪ Outside the evening is drawing in already.
▪ At the next intersection he drew in against the left-hand wall, peering around the corner into the corridor to his left.
▪ Cooking works by conduction, as heat from the surface is drawn in.
▪ Outlines and details are drawn in with a Rotring pen.
▪ A pathfinder programme under the Private Finance Initiative should draw in even more.
near
▪ As she drew near, she called out and asked me the time.
▪ As lunch-time drew near I decided to let the children listen to the music while they were having their meal.
▪ As we drew near and I watched 747 after 747 climbing laboriously into the clouds, I wondered what fate befell me.
▪ As the pair drew near he turned and fled.
▪ As midnight draws near, many people make their way to church.
▪ The bailiff directed all to draw near and give their attendance, promising that they would be heard.
▪ The roar of the crackling fire drew near and doom seemed inevitable.
▪ One man fell to his knees as the Archbishop drew near.
on
▪ He wrote one or two nostalgic short stories about the pangs of love, drawing on past memories and exaggerating them.
▪ They draw on and, in so doing, recharge the powerful myth of blood connection, shared blood connection.
▪ The day drew on, and Tagan scouted ahead to look for a possible camping site.
▪ There is certainly no lack of material to draw on.
▪ It made coping with locally severe unemployment difficult, since only the resources of the rate-paying parishioners could be drawn on.
▪ Half the profits are deposited in a corporate account that can be drawn on only with stockholder consent.
▪ The intention, as always, is that sections should be drawn on as required.
▪ This, with all their friends to draw on for conversation.
out
▪ A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet whereas a ductile metal can be drawn out into a wire.
▪ Drain off the water that has been drawn out.
▪ The door irised open and he reached inside, drawing out the tiny phial before the door closed up again.
▪ She raised her eyebrows and drew out a hank of hair, backing slowly away from me.
▪ Long drawn out and unpredictable as the process may be, it has one great advantage for the policy-maker.
▪ Staff will draw out a length of any roll for inspection.
▪ Orange flame drew out and broadened.
▪ The proto-underground drew out the proto-glitterati.
together
▪ She was wretchedly conscious of Rohan watching her, his brows drawn together in frowning concentration.
▪ And in battle, you are all drawn together.
▪ This issue of the Community Development Journal draws together articles about health and health care around the central theme of control.
▪ In the room splashed with golden autumn light, they had drawn together, as close as eggs in a nest.
▪ An incident occurred during one session when the children were drawing together.
▪ We can return to these questions now, and draw together the strands of the preceding argument.
▪ My own argument I will draw together in the conclusion.
▪ In March, Emap Digital was formed into a separate division drawing together Emap's established internet presence in one focused organisation.
up
▪ The fixed dose mixtures are certainly useful for patients who are unable or unwilling to draw up two different insulins.
▪ The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is drawing up a list of projects.
▪ Codes of conduct were beginning to emerge and a range of permissible and impermissible subjects was being informally drawn up.
▪ He gathered his fingers into paws, drew up his arms and legs.
▪ Even drawing up proposals for recycling waste materials in Britain requires ten sub-committees.
▪ Marshall drew up a chair for her.
▪ Some of them are involved in drawing up legislation which is based on the new communication policy.
▪ Newcomers shine McHale has already drawn up a list of possible transfer targets.
NOUN
analogy
▪ Oresme even drew an analogy with what would happen on a moving ship, as Galileo was later to do.
▪ Here we may draw an analogy between geriatrics and paediatrics, another age-based medical specialism.
▪ We can perhaps draw a useful analogy with pharmaceutical products.
attention
▪ Critics of Berhn and Kay's scheme have drawn attention to the problems inherent in their notion of basic.
▪ It was the adventure and the daring that drew their attention.
▪ At this important stage, we would like to draw attention to some particular concerns.
▪ No brilliant tactical moves to draw attention from the players.
▪ The hon. Gentleman draws attention to the non-proliferation treaty.
▪ For some reason the rumpled appearance of the hat drew my attention.
▪ The scheme draws attention to the main problem faced by most university crèche schemes: money.
▪ He can also use the election to draw attention to his agenda.
blood
▪ Blood banks must balance hospitals' need for blood with the need to draw blood only from healthy, relatively risk-free volunteers.
▪ It was vicious, and it drew blood.
▪ It should be exercised so hard, so incessantly, that it swells in effort and draws all your blood!
▪ It was the Kings who drew early blood racing into an eight two lead.
▪ As a Manila barrio streetfighter, he had drawn more blood than Dracula in a year of Halloween nights.
▪ They vary from superficial scratches to full-thickness lacerations, but almost invariably draw blood.
▪ He set immediately to work cutting and eating the chop, drawing the blood away from his brain.
breath
▪ Benedict drew a hissing breath, and pulled up his horses, his eyes never leaving hers.
▪ Ah said Mr van der Luyden, drawing a deep breath.
▪ He drew a deep breath and headed for the nearest parked car.
▪ I had simply come upon them after they drew in one breath and before they took another.
▪ He drew in a sharp breath, his stooped shoulders almost straightening.
▪ The Campbell drew a deep breath.
▪ She drew in her breath sharply and bit down hard on her bottom lip in an effort not to cry out.
▪ Both the Paviours were stiffening in appalled disbelief, even young Lawrence had drawn a hissing breath of doubt.
chair
▪ Rourke went over to her and drew her towards a chair.
▪ Marshall drew up a chair for her.
▪ He drew a chair up to the bed and played one of the poker hands.
▪ He hovered with a nervous half-smile as the waiter drew out Lucy's chair and seated her.
▪ In the funereal chill Vassily drew up a chair and poured us both a drink.
▪ When they reached the cafe, Zeinab drew up a chair beside Hargazy.
▪ Lunch was set on the terrace, as he'd promised, and Luce let him draw out a chair for her.
close
▪ As training drew to a close, a delicious smile suddenly appeared on Nick Mallett's face.
▪ The long gray afternoon drew to a close.
▪ It is more a mode of address for a slightly iffy constitutional compromise that is drawing peacefully towards its close.
▪ My time with Stark was drawing to a close.
▪ As the 1860s drew to a close, Kansas effectively put its violent heritage behind; change accelerated by leaps and bounds.
▪ John Champagne and Bob Guadiana grabbed their chance to lead the way as 1991 drew to a close.
▪ With the announcement of Daimler, the 77-year existence of Fokker appears to be drawing to a close.
▪ The year 1995 drew to a close on a fitting note.
comparison
▪ Three years ago there was hardly a young black cinema at all, now critics are drawing comparisons as if bored with the idea.
▪ More recently, even liberal commentators have begun drawing comparisons between Clinton and Nixon.
▪ It is also clear that it is difficult to draw comparisons between the Western Isles and the developing countries.
▪ What then are the main conclusions about comparative politics that can be drawn from this cursory comparison to natural science?
▪ Not surprisingly therefore, he drew comparisons between the problems faced by the University and those confronting his own establishment.
▪ It should be possible to draw international comparisons.
▪ Table 3.4 draws some comparisons between their liabilities.
conclusion
▪ The policy conclusions drawn from the simpler model will also still follow.
▪ Kvitne said no conclusions could be drawn from that, but it illustrates the unique nature of head injuries.
▪ As with the origins of many other events no definite conclusions can be drawn.
▪ But quite soon different conclusions were drawn from this than Moore's.
▪ The only general conclusions that can be drawn from indifference analysis are the following: 1.
▪ This aggregate supply curve is of fundamental importance to the macroeconomic policy conclusions often drawn from the rational expectations hypothesis.
▪ In the face of this evidence, no conclusion should be drawn either way at present.
criticism
▪ O'Leary was elected chairman and he immediately drew criticism on the committee.
▪ That measure drew sharp criticism from Gov.
▪ The influential role played by President Francesco Cossiga in events leading to Andreotti's resignation drew criticism from some political quarters.
▪ But while Mr Mitterrand won praise and respect abroad, he often drew sharp criticism at home, especially from conservative commentators.
▪ Her decision drew strong criticism from environmental groups, nuclear non-proliferation activists and some members of Congress.
▪ The urban renewal administrative process drew considerable criticism because it was so long and encumbered with red tape.
▪ The failure to order a criminal investigation drew immediate criticism from several policyholders' lawyers.
crowd
▪ The railway draws a strange crowd before morning.
▪ One company has set up a full-size working carousel to draw a crowd.
▪ Any tumultuous exterior I offer is merely to draw the crowds.
▪ Its summer concerts, featuring such stars as Harry Belafonte and Boz Scaggs, draw crowds.
▪ It drew the crowds, I guess.
▪ The Legionnaires march drew a large crowd of veterans, their families and some students.
▪ Three years old and already drawing crowds.
curtain
▪ He showed them into the lounge and drew the threadbare curtains before switching on the light.
▪ If at that moment my ancient stately lily pad had been able to draw her bed curtains, she surely would have.
▪ Sir George drew the curtains, and motioned Roland and Maud to sit down by the fire, in the velvet chairs.
▪ Fascinated, she drew open the curtains to let in more light.
▪ He had scarcely had time to draw the curtains when there was a small, familiar tap at the door.
▪ He went quickly through the house to the front room and drew back the curtains.
▪ He moved to one of the windows to draw the curtains, but before doing so he peered out.
distinction
▪ One classificatory device that has been used frequently draws distinctions between church, denomination, and sect and cult.
▪ However, if your company does not draw this distinction, the entire reimbursement is considered wages.
▪ The key was to draw as firm a distinction as possible between the mirza and ordinary folk.
▪ Some Republicans believe Dole can draw a clear enough distinction with Clinton to make foreign policy a telling issue in the campaign.
▪ Among birds, where does one draw the distinction between short beaks and medium sized beaks?
▪ It is now commonplace to draw a distinction between care in and care by the community.
▪ Hybrid zones show how hard it is to draw a distinction between the two.
▪ The text of the Convention drew no distinction between evidence obtained from third parties and that obtained from litigants themselves.
experience
▪ These Rape Crisis groups usually draw extensively on the experience and sense of priorities of women who have been raped.
▪ Fathers draw naturally on their experience with their own fathers, although not always with satisfactory effect.
▪ Gil Benson draws on his experience.
▪ Men have always drawn on their experience in organized athletics to meet the challenges of a competitive workplace.
▪ Also considers the potential for car-free housing, drawing on experience from Bremen, Amsterdam and Edinburgh.
▪ Naturally, most draw on their personal experiences.
▪ It has also drawn upon the experience of two of its members in broadcasting and recording.
▪ And they are drawing on their own experience as past lawmakers and policy setters.
fact
▪ If not, the reference to the terms should at least draw attention to the fact that the terms contain exclusion clauses.
▪ Either way, the rest of us can draw comfort from the fact that all these experts are befuddled, too.
▪ The Republicans drew comfort from the fact that trends of opinion had, for some time, been moving in their direction.
▪ Insertion and side sequences draw attention to the fact that conversation is discourse mutually constructed and negotiated in time.
▪ The Marxist Left drew attention to the fact that the sources of industrial conflict were just as explosive as ever.
line
▪ I draw the line at that!
▪ Ask a student volunteer to draw a line down the middle of one side without taking the pencil off the paper.
▪ Where and how do we draw a line between ontological existents and fictions?
▪ I fell in with those who drew the line at violence.
▪ Planning and controlling are so intertwined that it is artificial to draw rigid lines between them.
▪ They draw a line that the public, according tothe polls, rejects.
▪ He admitted drawing the dividing line will be hard.
▪ As huntress she both preserves and destroys game animals, but she does not draw the line at animals.
lines
▪ How would he draw his lines in our home at Christmas?
▪ The motion of the sea was always there, and there were no firmly drawn lines.
▪ Q&A lets you draw boxes and lines on your document and do the usual text enhancements, like bold, italic and so on.
▪ But so many people I knew then drew no lines at all.
▪ Planning and controlling are so intertwined that it is artificial to draw rigid lines between them.
▪ The traditional organizational chart with divisions, departments, and sections drawn along functional lines may cease to exist.
▪ The budget proposed by Wilson could draw new battle lines.
list
▪ A mathematician, he and his care manager drew up a list of 12 unmet needs.
▪ The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is drawing up a list of projects.
▪ It is not possible to draw up an exhaustive list of matters that may legitimately be taken into account.
▪ Have you even tried to draw up a list of the actions you have to perform regularly to succeed?
▪ Although managers have drawn up a list of personalities who could be invited to open the centre, identities were not revealed.
▪ He had drawn up the list of church members and he maintained the other lists too.
▪ Newcomers shine McHale has already drawn up a list of possible transfer targets.
▪ We can draw up a full list of patients so that every bed is filled every night.
map
▪ Democritus drew up a map along these lines.
▪ When it comes to drawing a road map of the brain, disease is often the best cartographer.
▪ When William Senior drew his map of c.1635 Chesterfield had still not expanded beyond its medieval limits.
▪ For science, students drew maps of the nearby river, studied its ecosystem, and investigated animals in the area.
▪ The range of values taken on by the variable is divided into a number of classes before the map is drawn.
▪ I drew maps and flowcharts of the events and stood people up and marched them through key scenes.
▪ He drew him another map and watched Blunset wander off into the darkness.
▪ The Home Guard had drawn him a map of how to get to Maryhill, and he was quite happy now.
parallel
▪ Mather draws some interesting parallels between the development of agricultural systems and that of forestry.
▪ John Mortimer made the presentation speech, drawing parallels between Dickens and Dostoevsky.
▪ The cartoon draws a false parallel between two events.
▪ Early twentieth-century sociologists also drew parallels between the workings of biological and social systems, some of which were extremely crude.
picture
▪ Repeated commissions and zemstvo investigations drew a grim picture of peasant destitution and growing frustration.
▪ You might encourage them by drawing a picture of a playground slide.
▪ She has also drawn and painted pictures of her experiences.
▪ I just draw pictures or whatever and think about other things.
▪ Letters and words are peculiarly human manifestations, so let's make the computer draw pictures instead.
▪ Alternatively, the students could draw pictures rather than write stories and present their pictures to the class.
▪ To help you complete this plan, try to draw a picture that you will associate with your goal.
▪ They inspire so much you want to draw pictures like Sis'.
plan
▪ Together, drawing up a training plan which gives adequate opportunity for working as a group, as well as identifying individual training needs.
▪ Anticipating the possibility of such a crisis, G Group several months earlier had drawn up a contingency plan.
▪ Scientists are now drawing up plans to clean up the mess.
▪ The draftsman no longer draws his plans.
▪ It will draw up these plans in the light of national policies and local priorities and resources.
▪ The government made counties keep track of all waste produced in their areas and draw up disposal plans.
▪ The district councils being usually responsible for drawing up detailed local plans in accordance with policies defined in the structure plans.
▪ He set about drawing up a rescue plan amid a political storm that resulted in the resignation of two cabinet ministers.
proposal
▪ Even drawing up proposals for recycling waste materials in Britain requires ten sub-committees.
▪ Formation of constitutional commission A commission to draw up proposals for changes to the 1947 Constitution was established on Sept. 9.
▪ Although the Commission drew up proposals, adopted by the Council in June 1980, no conferences have been held since.
sword
▪ Sharpe slowed to a walk and drew his sword.
▪ He drew his sword, his only weapon now, and rushed upon his enemy.
▪ He drew his sword and, with a smooth overarm throw, completely failed to hit the troll.
▪ Menelaus drew his sword, his only weapon now, but as he did so it fell from his hand broken.
▪ The barbarian had vaulted down into the heather and had drawn the black sword, Kring.
▪ While the others set forth food for him, Boreas' sons took their stand beside him with drawn swords.
▪ Ramsay's lance snapped off, broken, and left his right arm and hand too numb to draw his sword.
▪ He drew his sword and plunged it into his side.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(go) back to the drawing board
▪ Voters rejected the bridge expansion plan, so it's back to the drawing board for city engineers.
▪ For San Jose, it was back to the drawing board.
▪ So Superman, once the most recognized and revered hero in comic books, was sent back to the drawing board.
▪ Sometimes, you also have to go back to the drawing board.
▪ The Cta episode has therefore sent the whole idea of direct dating of petroglyphs back to the drawing board.
▪ They must go back to the drawing board and review the whole of youth training.
▪ They want to see the road plan sent back to the drawing board.
▪ You also could go back to the drawing board with that budget, trying to reduce costs.
▪ You have to discard the propeller engine and go back to the drawing board.
be at daggers drawn
▪ In practice they are at daggers drawn as the furore over Tom Clarke's pronouncements on the subject this week amply illustrates.
▪ The prospect of an interesting friendship had been destroyed and now they were at daggers drawn.
be drawn/pulled/picked out of the/a hat
be quick on the draw
▪ Amy was very quick on the draw in her interview.
divert/distract/draw attention from sth
▪ But his banter was a way of distracting attention from the issue at hand.
▪ Combine roses with earlier or later flowering plants, and with evergreens to distract attention from their leafless stems in winter.
▪ It also distracted attention from the continued effects of racism.
▪ Lisa tells us it diverts attention from the pain.
▪ Police said the message was a decoy to distract attention from the real danger area.
▪ Such comments have distracted attention from a long-awaited improvement in the economy.
▪ The authorities are said to take the view that the Gulf war will distract attention from civilian casualties in Jaffna.
▪ They know how to make themselves look good, and they also know how to divert attention from the less flattering stories.
draw a bead on sb/sth
▪ My adversary raised and very deliberately drew a bead on me.
draw a veil over sth
▪ His brain drew a veil over the sickening consequences.
▪ The food is dumpling-based, substantial, and it would be kinder to draw a veil over the indigenous wine lake.
draw near
▪ Madge drew a little nearer so that she could hear what he was saying.
▪ Summer vacation is drawing near.
▪ The rebels hoped that many of the government troops would join them when they drew near to the city.
▪ The two men were talking, but as we drew near they turned and stared at us.
▪ As he drew near she made a half-hearted move to rise.
▪ As midnight draws near, many people make their way to church.
▪ As she drew near, she called out and asked me the time.
▪ As the pair drew near he turned and fled.
▪ Lebed is convinced his time is drawing near.
▪ The bailiff directed all to draw near and give their attendance, promising that they would be heard.
▪ The campaign for book buyers' dollars is heating up again this summer, as the political conventions draw near.
▪ They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace.
draw/call attention to sth
▪ Both of these draw attention to the urgent need to provide better opportunities and facilities to encourage walking and cycling.
▪ Darwin knew these things perfectly well, and drew attention to them.
▪ Despite many advantages, such a definition fails to draw attention to the unifying characteristics of pragmatic phenomena.
▪ My hon. Friend rightly draws attention to the benefits of Community co-operation.
▪ One can merely draw attention to the problem here, for local arrangements were complex and varied.
▪ Richard Hodges has drawn attention to the beginnings of this process in the post-Roman period with the establishment of emporia.
▪ The feminine voice at the start of the Shipman's Tale is a conundrum that draws attention to the teller.
▪ Wearing sunglasses indoors is pretty much guaranteed to draw attention to you.
draw/cast lots
▪ It is a curious turn around from the days when bondholders pleased to be bought out and were driving to drawing lots!
▪ She took it thoughtfully like some one choosing a straw when drawing lots.
▪ The players alternate between the white and black pieces and draw lots to determine who plays white in today's first game.
▪ Then we drew lots to decide the order in which we should improvise, night by night.
▪ They also took turns administering the city-state, drawing lots to settle who would take on which job.
▪ They drew lots to decide which should first seize his lady, and fortune favored Ephialtes.
▪ Was it to be done by casting lots?
draw/get the short straw
▪ Rose had drawn the short straw, and was thus forced to seek Lord Westbourne clasping the Romanov dagger.
draw/pull in your horns
▪ However, it now plans to draw in its horns in anticipation of declining demand for farm machinery by cutting back production.
on the drawing board
▪ Additional programs in international studies and telecommunications were on the drawing board.
▪ Parisians remain unconvinced that the project will be approved, especially since it is not the only idea on the drawing board.
▪ Plans also are on the drawing board to develop chips for the cable industry.
▪ The balancing of these main curves is done on the drawing board.
▪ Until that changes, the Tobin tax will remain on the drawing board.
take/draw sb to one side
▪ Eventually Johnny drew him to one side with a shock-haired young reporter who sported horn-rimmed glasses and a velvet bow-tie.
▪ He was always taking me to one side, telling me what I should and shouldn't do.
the luck of the draw
▪ It was by the luck of the draw that I got a corner office.
▪ As always, jury duty is the luck of the draw.
▪ It depends on the luck of the draw.
▪ United are getting the luck of the draws, but still need a lucky win.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ "Did you win?'' "No, we drew.''
▪ Amy loves to draw cartoons.
▪ Brooks can speak for several minutes without drawing a breath.
▪ He wound in the line, steadily drawing the fish towards the bank.
▪ I'm good at drawing animals, but I can't draw people.
▪ I've been drawing unemployment benefits for six months.
▪ It was an unparalleled gathering of black artists from around the world, drawing delegates from fifty countries.
▪ It was getting dark so I drew the curtains and switched on the light.
▪ Mike was sitting outside, drawing a picture of the trees at the bottom of the garden.
▪ Paula drew back the sheet and looked at the sleeping child.
▪ Real Madrid drew with Barcelona in the last game of the season.
▪ Sandflies are tiny insects that swarm and bite, sometimes drawing blood.
▪ She can draw really well.
▪ She reached in her purse and drew out a silver cigarette case.
▪ She took my hand and drew me closer.
▪ Someone had drawn a line under my name.
▪ Such was the reputation of the school that it drew boys from all over the south of England.
▪ The Australian rugby team drew the first game of their European tour, sixteen-all against France at Lyon.
▪ The carriage was drawn by six white horses.
▪ The football game is expected to draw a crowd of around 50,000.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I draw on people from other regions in the company whose career paths I am not likely to cross any time soon.
▪ I want to consider whether the way in which environmental impact assessments are drawn up at the moment is satisfactory.
▪ Only then did Blanche draw herself up to her full five feet ten inches and arrest him.
▪ Such a government should include members drawn from the existing parliament, the nonviolent opposition movement and rebel leader Kabila himself.
▪ The men were drawn to their work not only by curiosity and zeal, but also by an inspiring patriotism.
▪ The Ministry of Railways and the national monopolies commission will draw up revised conditions of carriage to reflect the new statute.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
ADJECTIVE
big
▪ Edward had no uniform, which was the biggest draw, but he had cash, and what the girls called style.
▪ The biggest draw has been the fence in front of Dale Earnhardt Industries in Mooresville.
▪ Iverson, 25, is one of the game's biggest draws because he's one of its most gifted artists.
▪ The new operators are setting out to make it a much bigger draw.
▪ She was a big draw on Bourbon Street.
▪ Texas, with 123 delegates, and Florida, with 98, are the big draws.
goalless
▪ Johns made a second-half appearance for the Reserves in a goalless draw at Darlington and caught the next train back to London.
▪ This was obviously the case last January, when the teams fought out a goalless draw in grim weather at Ayresome Park.
▪ Aided by luck, West Ham held on and it was a goalless draw.
▪ Roughwood played a goalless draw at Farmers Arms and Pinewood shared six goals at home with Bulford.
▪ Leicester could only manage a goalless draw midweek with Sutton Coldfield and will be keen to return to winning form.
▪ After losing centre-forward Lloyd Davies with a knee injury, the Cobblers soldiered on with ten men to earn a goalless draw.
quick
▪ But Goldie, quick on the draw, intervenes.
round
▪ Let us hope they're still dancing when it is time for the Fourth Round draw.
▪ First round draw: Berkshire v Kent, Cambridgeshire v Hants.
▪ The second round draw is: Crewe Utd v 1st Bangor.
NOUN
prize
▪ Our next prize draw will take place on 31 May - remember each entry is eligible.
▪ There will also be a free prize draw with £100, £50 and £25 Guinness vouchers on offer.
▪ A prize draw was held regularly, and winners were awarded specially designed T shirts.
▪ Some local authorities have been very effective at this - in Greenwich, people who registered were entered in a prize draw.
▪ The festival organisers will give away one free ballon ride a day in a prize draw.
▪ Ministers aim to widen interest by running a host of smaller competitions alongside the £1 million-a-week prize draw.
VERB
end
▪ The net result would probably be active combat that could end in a draw.
▪ Antwerp took the tie on the away goals rule, the first leg having ended in a goal-less draw.
▪ This round of the fight has ended in a draw.
▪ I knew it would be a race back to Stuart Street and I was pleased that it ended in an honourable draw.
▪ If the 24-game series did end in a draw, Kasparov would keep his title.
▪ I wished they would go somewhere and fight a duel to the death, and that it would end in a draw.
enter
▪ Some local authorities have been very effective at this - in Greenwich, people who registered were entered in a prize draw.
▪ You will also be entered into the draw.
▪ Ed had entered a draw run by a local record store.
▪ If you wish to enter our lucky draw, please fill in your name and address below.
force
▪ Shell-shocked Liverpool recovered to force a 4-4 draw, but the ordeal isn't over yet, says Chesterfield boss Chris McMenemy.
▪ With one minute for five moves, however, he seemed to wake up, launching a counter-attack which forced a draw.
hold
▪ Shotton were held to a draw by Ashington.
▪ Their Glasgows rivals Celtic were held to a 1-1 draw by St Mirren.
play
▪ It is not good enough for our country to have a Government who are playing for a draw.
▪ Larne twice came close to stealing a second goal but seemed content to play for a draw.
▪ Roughwood played a goalless draw at Farmers Arms and Pinewood shared six goals at home with Bulford.
▪ Robson insists that he will not play for a draw.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be at daggers drawn
▪ In practice they are at daggers drawn as the furore over Tom Clarke's pronouncements on the subject this week amply illustrates.
▪ The prospect of an interesting friendship had been destroyed and now they were at daggers drawn.
be drawn/pulled/picked out of the/a hat
be quick on the draw
▪ Amy was very quick on the draw in her interview.
call it a draw
divert/distract/draw attention from sth
▪ But his banter was a way of distracting attention from the issue at hand.
▪ Combine roses with earlier or later flowering plants, and with evergreens to distract attention from their leafless stems in winter.
▪ It also distracted attention from the continued effects of racism.
▪ Lisa tells us it diverts attention from the pain.
▪ Police said the message was a decoy to distract attention from the real danger area.
▪ Such comments have distracted attention from a long-awaited improvement in the economy.
▪ The authorities are said to take the view that the Gulf war will distract attention from civilian casualties in Jaffna.
▪ They know how to make themselves look good, and they also know how to divert attention from the less flattering stories.
draw near
▪ Madge drew a little nearer so that she could hear what he was saying.
▪ Summer vacation is drawing near.
▪ The rebels hoped that many of the government troops would join them when they drew near to the city.
▪ The two men were talking, but as we drew near they turned and stared at us.
▪ As he drew near she made a half-hearted move to rise.
▪ As midnight draws near, many people make their way to church.
▪ As she drew near, she called out and asked me the time.
▪ As the pair drew near he turned and fled.
▪ Lebed is convinced his time is drawing near.
▪ The bailiff directed all to draw near and give their attendance, promising that they would be heard.
▪ The campaign for book buyers' dollars is heating up again this summer, as the political conventions draw near.
▪ They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace.
draw/call attention to sth
▪ Both of these draw attention to the urgent need to provide better opportunities and facilities to encourage walking and cycling.
▪ Darwin knew these things perfectly well, and drew attention to them.
▪ Despite many advantages, such a definition fails to draw attention to the unifying characteristics of pragmatic phenomena.
▪ My hon. Friend rightly draws attention to the benefits of Community co-operation.
▪ One can merely draw attention to the problem here, for local arrangements were complex and varied.
▪ Richard Hodges has drawn attention to the beginnings of this process in the post-Roman period with the establishment of emporia.
▪ The feminine voice at the start of the Shipman's Tale is a conundrum that draws attention to the teller.
▪ Wearing sunglasses indoors is pretty much guaranteed to draw attention to you.
draw/cast lots
▪ It is a curious turn around from the days when bondholders pleased to be bought out and were driving to drawing lots!
▪ She took it thoughtfully like some one choosing a straw when drawing lots.
▪ The players alternate between the white and black pieces and draw lots to determine who plays white in today's first game.
▪ Then we drew lots to decide the order in which we should improvise, night by night.
▪ They also took turns administering the city-state, drawing lots to settle who would take on which job.
▪ They drew lots to decide which should first seize his lady, and fortune favored Ephialtes.
▪ Was it to be done by casting lots?
draw/get the short straw
▪ Rose had drawn the short straw, and was thus forced to seek Lord Westbourne clasping the Romanov dagger.
draw/pull in your horns
▪ However, it now plans to draw in its horns in anticipation of declining demand for farm machinery by cutting back production.
the luck of the draw
▪ It was by the luck of the draw that I got a corner office.
▪ As always, jury duty is the luck of the draw.
▪ It depends on the luck of the draw.
▪ United are getting the luck of the draws, but still need a lucky win.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ "What was the result of the Barcelona v Real Madrid game?" "It was a draw."
▪ If the final ends in a draw, the game will be decided on penalties.
▪ Last week's draw was a bad result for Arsenal, putting Manchester United ahead of them in the league.
▪ Neither side has scored. It looks as if it's going to be another draw.
▪ New York is always a big draw for tourists.
▪ The jackpot for Saturday's draw is over $5 million.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Brian Horton says it is a good draw for United, but they have to beat Swansea first.
▪ I came up with the idea that the draw be made in court, in front of everybody.
▪ Only by this counter-attack against White's kingside pawns can Black hope to achieve enough counterplay to hold the draw.
draw
I. draw1 S1 W1 /drɔː $ drɒː/ verb (past tense drew /druː/, past participle drawn /drɔːn $ drɒːn/)
[Language : Old English; Origin : dragan]
1. PICTURE [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE]to produce a picture of something using a pencil, pen etc:
▪ Katie had drawn a cottage with a little stream running next to it.
▪ She asked the little girl to draw a picture of the man she’d spoken to.
▪ Keith was drawing a complicated-looking graph.
▪ I’ve never been able to draw very well.
draw somebody something
▪ Can you draw me a map of how to get there?
2. draw (sb’s) attention
to make someone notice something
draw (sb’s) attention to
▪ I have been asked to draw your attention to the following points.
▪ A dark house can draw attention to the fact that the house is empty.
draw attention to yourself
▪ He didn’t want to draw attention to himself.
▪ The case drew international attention.
3. draw a conclusion
to decide that a particular fact or principle is true according to the information you have been given
draw a conclusion from
▪ It would be unwise to draw firm conclusions from the results of a single survey.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say reach a conclusion or come to a conclusion.
4. draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc
to compare two people or things and show how they are similar or different
draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc between
▪ The author draws a comparison between East and West Germany and the North-South divide in England.
▪ The report draws a distinction between various forms of health care.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say make a comparison or distinction (but NOT make a parallel).
5. GET A REACTION [TRANSITIVE]to get a particular kind of reaction from someone
draw something from somebody
▪ His remarks drew an angry response from Democrats.
draw praise/criticism
▪ The movie drew praise from critics.
6. ATTRACT [TRANSITIVE]to attract someone or make them want to do something
draw somebody to something
▪ What first drew you to teaching?
▪ Beth felt strangely drawn to this gentle stranger.
▪ The festival is likely to draw huge crowds.
7. GET SOMETHING YOU NEED [TRANSITIVE]to get something that you need or want from someone or something
draw something from something
▪ I drew a lot of comfort from her kind words.
▪ Plants draw nourishment from the soil.
8. GIVE INFORMATION be drawn [USUALLY IN NEGATIVES]to give information in reply to questions about something:
▪ She refused to be drawn on the subject.
9. MOVE [INTRANSITIVE ALWAYS + ADVERB/PREPOSITION]to move in a particular direction:
▪ She drew away, but he pulled her close again.
▪ The boat drew alongside us and a man appeared on the deck.
▪ I arrived just as the train was drawing into the station.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually use pull rather than draw:
▪ The train was pulling into the station.
10. draw near/closer
to become closer in time or space:
▪ Maria grew anxious as the men drew closer.
▪ Christmas is drawing near.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say get nearer/closer:
▪ Christmas is getting nearer.
11. draw level
to move into a position where you are equal to someone else in a race, game, or competition:
▪ Black drew level with the other runners.
12. PULL SOMEBODY/SOMETHING [TRANSITIVE ALWAYS + ADVERB/PREPOSITION]to move someone or something in a particular direction by pulling them gently
draw somebody/something aside/up/across etc
▪ Bobby drew a chair up to the table.
▪ Hussain drew me aside to whisper in my ear.
draw the curtains/a blind etc (=close them by pulling them gently)
13. PULL A VEHICLE [TRANSITIVE]if an animal draws a vehicle, it pulls it along:
▪ a carriage drawn by six horses
▪ an ox-drawn cart
14. TAKE SOMETHING OUT [TRANSITIVE]to take something out of a container, pocket etc
draw something out/from something
▪ Ali reached into his pocket and drew out a piece of paper.
draw a gun/sword/weapon etc
▪ Maria drew her gun nervously and peered out into the gloom.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually use pull something out or take something out rather than draw something out:
▪ Ali reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper.
15. draw a line (between something)
to think or show that one thing is different from another:
▪ Adolescents often use drugs simply to try to draw a line between their own and their parents’ way of life.
16. draw the line (at something)
to allow or accept something up to a particular point, but not beyond it:
▪ I don’t mind doing some gardening but I draw the line at digging.
17. where do you draw the line?
spoken used to say it is impossible to decide at which point an acceptable limit has been reached:
▪ Some say 50 is too old to have a baby, but where do you draw the line?
18. draw a line under something
to say that something is completely finished and you will not think about it again:
▪ I just want to draw a line under the relationship.
19. draw sb’s eye (to something)
if something draws your eye, it makes you notice it:
▪ My eye was drawn to a painting on the wall.
20. FROM A BANK (also draw out) [TRANSITIVE]to take money from your bank account SYN withdraw:
▪ Hughes had drawn $8,000 in cash from a bank in Toronto.
21. RECEIVE MONEY [TRANSITIVE]to receive an amount of money regularly from a government or financial institution:
▪ How long have you been drawing unemployment benefit?
▪ I’ll be drawing my pension before he’ll ever get around to asking me to marry him!
22. draw a cheque (on something)
British English, draw a check (on something) American English to write a cheque for taking money out of a particular bank account
23. BREATHE [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE]to take air or smoke into your lungs:
▪ She drew a deep breath.
▪ Ruth paused to draw breath, her voice barely hiding her excitement.
▪ He lit his pipe and drew deeply.
24. draw breath
to find time to have a rest when you are busy:
▪ I’ve hardly had a moment to draw breath.
25. TAKE LIQUID FROM SOMETHING [TRANSITIVE]
a) to take a liquid from something such as a barrel or tap
b) to take water from a well
26. FIRE [INTRANSITIVE]if a fire or chimney draws, it lets the air flow through to make the fire burn well
27. CHOOSE [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE]to choose by chance a ticket etc that will win a prize:
▪ The winning ticket will be drawn at the Christmas Party.
28. draw lots/straws
to decide who will do something by taking pieces of paper out of a container or choosing strawsof hidden lengths:
▪ We drew lots to see who would go first.
29. draw the short straw
used to say that someone has been unlucky because they were chosen to do something that no one else wanted to do:
▪ He drew the short straw and had to drive everyone to the party.
30. GAME [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE] especially British English to finish without either side winning in a game such as football SYN tie:
▪ They drew 3–3.
draw with
▪ Liverpool drew with Juventus.
31. be drawn against somebody
British English to be chosen by chance to play or compete against someone:
▪ England have been drawn against France in next month’s game.
32. draw a blank
informal to be unsuccessful in finding information or the answer to a problem:
▪ All his investigations have drawn a blank so far.
33. draw to a halt/stop
if a vehicle draws to a halt or stop, it slows down and stops
34. draw to a close/end
to end:
▪ Festival-goers began to drift off as the evening drew to an end.
35. draw a veil over something
to deliberately keep something unpleasant or embarrassing from being known:
▪ I’d rather draw a veil over what happened last night.
36. draw blood
a) to make someone bleed:
▪ The dog bit her so hard that it drew blood.
b) to make someone angry or embarrass them in an argument, especially a public one:
▪ Barker sought to draw blood by mentioning his rival’s weakness of character.
37. draw a bow
to bend a bow by pulling back the string in order to shoot an arrow
38. SHIP [TRANSITIVE] technical if a ship draws a particular depth, it needs that depth of water to float in
⇨ be at daggers drawn at dagger(3)
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THESAURUS
▪draw to make a picture, pattern etc using a pen or pencil :
▪ The children were asked to draw a picture of their families.
▪ I’m going to art classes to learn how to draw.
▪sketch /sketʃ/ to draw a picture of something or someone quickly and without a lot of detail :
▪ Roy took a pencil and sketched the bird quickly, before it moved.
▪illustrate to draw the pictures in a book :
▪ It’s a beautiful book, illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
▪doodle /ˈduːdl/ to draw shapes or patterns without really thinking about what you are doing :
▪ He was on the phone, doodling on his notepad as he spoke.
▪scribble to draw shapes or lines without making a definite picture or pattern. Small children do this before they have learned to draw or write :
▪ At the age of two, she loved scribbling with crayons and coloured pencils.
▪trace to copy a picture by putting a piece of thin paper over it and drawing the lines that you can see through the paper :
▪ First trace the map, and then copy it into your workbooks.
draw back phrasal verb
1. to move backwards, especially because you are frightened or surprised:
▪ Suddenly, she drew back, startled.
draw back in horror/shock/fear etc
▪ She peeped into the box and drew back in horror.
2. to decide not to do something, especially because you think it would be bad for you SYN withdraw
draw back from
▪ The government drew back from their extreme standpoint.
draw something ↔ down phrasal verb
to obtain money that it has been agreed that you can borrow, or to use money that has been saved:
▪ He drew down the final $25 million of the loan.
draw in phrasal verb
1. British English if the days or nights draw in, it starts to get dark earlier in the evening because winter is coming:
▪ In October the nights start drawing in.
2. draw somebody ↔ in
to get someone involved in something:
▪ We should use the demonstration as an opportunity to draw more supporters in.
▪ Despite himself, he found himself being drawn in by the man’s warmth and ease.
3. draw in your horns
British English to spend less money because you have financial problems
draw somebody into something phrasal verb
to make someone become involved in something, especially when they do not want to be involved:
▪ He tried to draw her into conversation.
▪ She found herself drawn into a disagreement between two of her neighbours.
draw something ↔ off phrasal verb
to remove some liquid from a larger supply:
▪ The cold water is heated as it is drawn off.
draw on phrasal verb
1. draw on/upon something
to use information, experience, knowledge etc for a particular purpose:
▪ His work draws heavily on learning theories of the 1980s.
▪ She has 20 years’ teaching experience to draw on.
2. draw on something
to use part of a supply of something such as money:
▪ I drew on my savings to pay for the repairs.
3. draw on a cigarette/cigar etc
to breathe in smoke from a cigarette etc
4. British English formal if a period of time or an event draws on, it comes closer to its end:
▪ Winter is drawing on.
▪ As the journey drew on, he started to feel tired.
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COLLOCATIONS
nouns
▪draw on somebody's experience
▪ The books have drawn on the experience of practising teachers.
▪draw on somebody's knowledge
▪ Fortunately I was able to draw on my own knowledge of the law.
▪draw on somebody's resources
▪ The committee has drawn on the resources and skills of several local people.
▪draw on somebody's ideas
▪ We hope that we will be able to draw on these ideas to develop the work further.
▪draw on somebody's expertise (=expert knowledge and experience)
▪ Now we can draw on the expertise of some of the most talented network engineers.
draw out phrasal verb
1. draw something ↔ out
to take money from your bank account
2. draw somebody ↔ out
to make someone feel less shy and more willing to talk:
▪ She just needed someone to draw her out and take an interest in her.
3. draw something ↔ out
formal to mention a particular piece of information and explain it clearly and in detail:
▪ There are two major themes to be drawn out in this discussion.
4. draw something ↔ out
to make an event last longer than usual:
▪ The final question drew the meeting out for another hour. ⇨ drawn-out
5. British English if the days or nights draw out, it stays light until later in the evening because summer is coming
draw up phrasal verb
1. draw something ↔ up
to prepare a written document, such as a list or contract:
▪ Draw up a list of all the things you want to do.
draw up plans/proposals
▪ He was asked to draw up proposals for reforming the law.
▪ The contract was drawn up last year.
2. if a vehicle draws up, it arrives somewhere and stops:
▪ A taxi drew up at the gate.
3. draw up a chair
to move a chair closer to someone or something
4. draw yourself up (to your full height)
to stand up very straight because you are angry or determined about something:
▪ He drew himself up and said, ‘This has gone far enough’.
5. draw your knees up
to bring your legs closer to your body:
▪ Ruth sat, knees drawn up under her chin, and waited.
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COLLOCATIONS
nouns
▪draw up a plan/scheme
▪ Local authorities have drawn up new plans for waste disposal.
▪draw up a proposal
▪ The European Communities were drawing up proposals to control the export of chemicals.
▪draw up a list
▪ They drew up a list of suitable candidates for the job.
▪draw up guidelines
▪ A committee of teachers has drawn up guidelines for schools on how to deal with difficult students.
▪draw up a report
▪ Environmental organizations have been involved in drawing up the report.
▪draw up a contract/agreement
▪ Some people draw up a contract when they get married.
▪draw up a timetable/schedule
▪ They haven’t yet drawn up a timetable for the elections.
▪draw up a programme
▪ A small team has drawn up a programme of action.
▪draw up a constitution (=set of laws and principles that govern a country)
▪ The first Czech constitution was drawn up here in 1920.
▪draw up a budget (=plan of how to spend the money that is available)
▪ Each year business managers draw up a budget.
II. draw2 S3 noun [COUNTABLE]
1. the final result of a game or competition in which both teams or players have the same number of points SYN tie:
▪ The match ended in a draw.
2. an occasion when someone or something is chosen by chance, especially the winning ticket in a lottery, or the teams who will play against each other in a competition:
▪ England has been selected to play Germany in the draw for the first round of the World Cup.
3. British English a competition in which people whose names or tickets are chosen by chance win money or prizes:
▪ Congratulations! You have been entered into our £100,000 prize draw!
4. a performer, place, event etc that a lot of people come to see:
▪ It is hoped that the new art gallery will be a big draw for visitors.
5. when you breathe in smoke from a cigarette SYN drag:
▪ Maltravers took a long draw on his cigarette.
⇨ the luck of the draw at luck1(18), ⇨ quick on the draw at quick1(9)
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THESAURUS
▪attraction noun [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]a feature or quality that makes people like, want, or feel interested in something :
▪ The excitement is part of the attraction of the job.
▪ For many mothers, the attraction of childcare in the workplace is the chance to be near their children.
▪ The idea of living in another country does have a certain attraction.
▪appeal noun [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]a quality that makes people like something or someone :
▪ Much of Corfu’s appeal lies in its lively night life.
▪ I don’t understand the appeal of this kind of music.
▪the lure of something noun [SINGULAR]a very attractive quality that makes you want something very much – often used about something that has a bad effect or influence :
▪ It’s hard to resist the lure of credit cards and easy money.
▪ The lure of urban life is especially powerful for the young.
▪charm noun [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]a pleasant quality that someone or something has that makes people like them, feel attracted to them, or be influenced by them :
▪ He was physically attractive and possessed considerable personal charm.
▪ The book captures Savannah’s old Southern charm perfectly.
▪glamour noun [UNCOUNTABLE]the attractive and exciting quality that is connected with wealth and success :
▪ the glamour of Monte Carlo
▪ Hollywood glamour
▪ The world of modelling is famous for its glitz and glamour.
▪draw noun [SINGULAR]something that makes people want to do something or go somewhere :
▪ The money is a big draw for many players.
▪ The island’s main draw is its wonderful beaches.
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