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What does draw up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word draw up? Here's what it means.

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  1. (transitive) To compose a document, especially one having a standard form.
  2. (transitive) To arrange in order or formation.
  3. (transitive) Cause to come to a halt.
  4. (intransitive) Come to a halt.
  5. To withdraw upwards.
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A task team will be formed to ensure the plans are implemented and to draw up a budget to put before the council.
Next month judges will draw up a shortlist of 150 names they believe to be most deserving of an award.
These would be analogous to the kind of contracts that venture-capital firms draw up for the management of young companies.
This status is exemplified by the current consultation exercise to draw up a national plan for health.
In a fret about how life is passing us by, we feel compelled to draw up a list of all our faults and failures.
For that reason attempts have been made to draw up rules or guidelines for fact-finders.

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