to draw oneself up
1draw oneself up — make oneself stand in a stiffly upright manner Sarah drew herself up, full of indignation that he should presume to judge her …
2draw oneself up — idi to assume an erect posture …
3draw — [drô] vt. drew, drawn, drawing [ME drawen < OE dragan, akin to ON draga, to drag, Ger tragen, to bear, carry < IE base * dherāgh , to pull, draw along > L trahere, to pull, draw] I indicating traction 1. to make move toward one or along… …
4draw — drawable, adj. /draw/, v., drew, drawn, drawing, n. v.t. 1. to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often fol. by along, away, in, out, or off). 2 …
5draw — [[t]drɔ[/t]] v. drew, drawn, draw•ing, n. 1) to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often fol. by along, away, in, out, or off) 2) cvb to pull down or over so as to cover, or to pull up or aside so… …
6draw — v. & n. v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. 2 tr. pull (a thing) up, over, or across. 3 tr. pull (curtains etc.) open or shut. 4 tr. take (a person) aside, esp. to talk to. 5 tr. attract; bring to… …
7draw — [c]/drɔ / (say draw) verb (drew /dru / (say drooh), drawn, drawing) –verb (t) 1. (sometimes followed by along, away, in, out …
8draw off — verb 1. remove by drawing or pulling (Freq. 1) She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese • Syn: ↑draw away, ↑pull off • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑ …
9draw in — verb 1. pull inward or towards a center (Freq. 1) The pilot drew in the landing gear The cat retracted his claws • Syn: ↑retract • Derivationally related forms: ↑retraction (for: ↑ …
10draw up — verb 1. form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑form, ↑organize, ↑organise • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody …
