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[ verb ] straighten oneself
Synonyms Examples "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior" Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)`` I soon came_back to my senses '' , he said , aloud , to the young blizzard , proudly , drawing himself up , as if making a report to some important superior . |
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[ verb ] form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers
Used in print ("National Affairs"...)A wide-ranging , bipartisan force - from Minnesota 's Democratic Hubert_Humphrey to Massachusetts ' Republican_Leverett_Saltonstall - was drawn_up against a solid phalanx of Southern Democrats , who have traditionally used the filibuster to stop civil_rights bills . Related terms |
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[ verb ] draw up the plans or basic details for
Examples "frame a policy" Used in print (The Philadelphia Inquirer,...)On Monday , the Hughes concern was formally declared bankrupt after its directors indicated they could not draw_up a plan for reorganization . |
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