You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 10.

World Lion Day

Today’s word is draw, spelled d-r-a-w.

draw /drɔː $ drɒː/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense drew /druː/, past participle drawn /drɔːn $ drɒːn/)

draw up phrasal verb

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.

The lawyers drew up a contract over the weekend.

The contract was drawn up last year.

Scientists are now drawing up plans to clean up the mess.

In 2015, the library hired her to draw up a master plan for a renovation to the central branch, where construction first began in 1912.

— Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 31 May 2021

if a vehicle draws up, it arrives somewhere and stops

Merriam-Webster: to come to a halt

The car drew up at the door

A taxi drew up at the gate.

He drew up his horse outside the tavern.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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