draw close

1. 1.

   move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

   “We cuddled against each other to keep warm”

   “The children snuggled into their sleeping bags”

   Synonymscuddlesnugglenestlenestnuzzle

   Broadercling to
2. 2.

   move towards

   “We were approaching our destination”

   “They are drawing near”

   “The enemy army came nearer and nearer”

   Synonymsapproachnearcome ongo updraw nearcome near

   Broadercome

   Narrowerdrive upbear down onedge inclosepush
3. 3.

   pull towards oneself

   “He drew the crying child close”

   Broaderpull

Questions about draw close

What does draw close mean?

draw close means "move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for draw close?

Close synonyms include cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is draw close a common word?

draw close is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.