DRAW CLOSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does draw close mean? 

• DRAW CLOSE (verb)
  The verb DRAW CLOSE has 3 senses:

1. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

2. move towards

3. pull towards oneself

  Familiarity information: DRAW CLOSE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRAW CLOSE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

cuddle; draw close; nest; nestle; nuzzle; snuggle

Context example:

The children snuggled into their sleeping bags

Hypernyms (to "draw close" is one way to...):

cling to; clutch; hold close; hold tight (hold firmly, usually with one's hands)

Verb group:

nestle; snuggle (position comfortably)

draw close (pull towards oneself)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Move towards

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

approach; come near; come on; draw close; draw near; go up; near

Context example:

The enemy army came nearer and nearer

Hypernyms (to "draw close" is one way to...):

come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)

"Draw close" entails doing...:

advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)

Verb group:

approach; come near (come near in time)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw close"):

drive up (approach while driving)

bear down on; bear down upon (sail towards another vessel, of a ship)

edge in; edge up (push one's way into (a space))

close (draw near)

crowd; push (approach a certain age or speed)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Pull towards oneself

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

He drew the crying child close

Hypernyms (to "draw close" is one way to...):

pull (apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion)

Verb group:

cuddle; draw close; nest; nestle; nuzzle; snuggle (move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

 Context examples 

The sound of his voice made Maud quickly draw close to me, as for protection, and she rested one hand on my arm while we parleyed.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)