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DRAW CLOSE
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
Example:
The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
Synonyms:
cuddle; draw close; nest; nestle; nuzzle; snuggle
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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:
Pull towards oneself
Example:
He drew the crying child close
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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
Sense 3
Meaning:
Move towards
Example:
The enemy army came nearer and nearer
Synonyms:
approach; come near; come on; draw close; draw near; go up; near
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
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
