drew up

Prepared in writing

Drew up is the past tense of draw up, which means to prepare or compose a formal document: She drew up a contract, They drew up plans for the new building.

It can also mean to bring oneself to a halt, especially abruptly: The carriage drew up to the entrance, He drew up short when he saw her.

formulated

devised

Planned or invented

composed · created · prepared · organized · structured · planned · constructed · arranged · established · authored

drafted

document

Written or electronic file

plan · outline · blueprint · specifications · report · legislation · will · charter · constitution · guidelines

halted

stopped

Brought to a halt

arrived · approached · positioned · stationed · paused · slowed · idled

sketched

design

Purposeful creative planning

  • diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
  • schematicSimplified technical diagram
  • layoutSpatial arrangement of elements

floorplan · rendering · illustration · drawing · draft · CAD · architectural · elevation · section · detail

Opposites
document creation

drew uptore up

Destroyed by shredding

destroyed · nullified · voided · annulled · scrapped

vehicle movement

drew updrove off

Caused to flee

pulled away · departed · drove away · took off · left

formality of expression

drew upimprovised

Created without prior planning

ad-libbed · extemporized · winged it · informal speech · blurted out

Family

draw, up, drafted, redraft, draught, redrafted, drafter, draw up, draftsmanship

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