Draw-up
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 That which is drawn or hoisted up
"Roots, leaves, stems, and grasses are hauled to the surface through these openings; and on these winter "draw-ups" the animals sit while eating."
- 2 An upward trend; an increase
"This is at variance with empirical observation: the distributions of absolute stock price changes are rather symmetrical: if anything, large negative draw-downs are more frequent than large positive draw-ups."
- 3 That which is drawn up or drafted; a draft (such as a plan, proposal, contract, etc.)
"The Colonies-States with the exceptional of Rhode Island and Connecticut (they were self-governed for a long time with constitutional draw-ups) adopted a new Constitution, leaving out those of Pennsylvania and Georgia because they declared them as non-radical."
Example
More examples"Roots, leaves, stems, and grasses are hauled to the surface through these openings; and on these winter "draw-ups" the animals sit while eating."
Etymology
From draw + up.
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