draw the curtains

verb

To close the curtains by pulling them together.

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Meanings

verbdraw the curtains (third-person singular simple present draws the curtains, present participle drawing the curtains, simple past drew the curtains, past participle drawn the curtains)

present singular third person draws the curtains · participle present drawing the curtains · past drew the curtains · participle past drawn the curtains

  1. To close the curtains by pulling them together.
  2. To open the curtains by pulling them apart.

    Draw the curtains, I don't care 'cause it's alright

    1987, Grateful Dead, “Touch of Grey”, in In the Dark
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APA

draw the curtains. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20the%20curtains

MLA

“draw the curtains.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20the%20curtains. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draw the curtains,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20the%20curtains.

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