draw a line — to make a mark on a surface, or to set a boundary on what is acceptable
More collocations
More collocations with line (14)
straight line
a line with no curves or bends
form a line
to arrange people or things in a row
dotted line
a line made up of a series of dots or short dashes
hold the line
to wait on a telephone connection without hanging up
line a street
be arranged in a row along both sides of a street
delay line
an electronic circuit designed to hold back a signal for a set amount of time
line segment
the part of a straight line bounded by two endpoints
lubber line
a fixed mark on a ship's compass that indicates the vessel's heading
More collocations with draw (8)
draw a picture
to create an image by drawing
draw a gun
to take a gun out of its holster quickly, ready to use
draw attention
cause people to notice something
draw blood
to take a blood sample from a person's vein for testing
draw a weapon
to take a weapon out in readiness to use it
draw applause
to cause an audience to start clapping
draw up a plan
to prepare a detailed written plan or proposal
draw off
remove something by pulling it away from what it covers
Sharing same tag — verb_noun
Words
- answer a question to provide a response to a question
- answer the phone to pick up a ringing phone and speak to the caller
- ask a question to address a question to someone in order to find something out
- attend a class be present at a scheduled lesson
- become a father have a child for the first time; take on the role of a father
- boil water heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food
- brush hair to smooth or style hair by drawing a brush through it
- build a house construct a house from the ground up
- build a wall construct a wall
- buy a car to purchase a car