Draw and Format

Draw

Draw verb - To make a representation of by producing lines on a surface.

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Format and draw are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Format" instead a verb "Draw".

Nearby Words: drawing, drawn

Format verb - Set (printed matter) into a specific format.

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Draw and format are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Draw" instead a verb "Format".

full	full draw	full format
long	long draw	long format
normal	normal draw	normal format
complete	complete draw	complete format
Other adjectives: regular, current, original, dead, single, simple, popular, entire, main, easy, official, larger.

Watterson noted that Sunday strips with the new format took two or three times longer to draw than strips with the old format.

Source: Comic Strip / Calvin and Hobbes
The biggest draw is probably the music itself, which reinterprets such classics as "My Guy" into a religious format.

Source: Film / Sister Act
This format had its heyday from The Fifties to The '70s as the Hollywood studios desperately tried to draw audiences from their TVs to the cinemas.

Source: Roadshow Theatrical Release

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