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# drawstring

noun (a drawstring, drawstrings)

«drawstring» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A drawstring is a cord threaded through the top of a bag or the waist or hood of clothes, which you pull to make it tighter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawstring/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life PE bags, swimming bags, tracksuit bottoms and hoodies often have drawstrings. In school children carry a drawstring PE bag. In safety advice, long drawstrings on hoods can catch on playground equipment or bus doors, so they should be short or removed for young children. Phrases: «drawstring bag», «pull the drawstring», «drawstring waist».

### Examples

- I keep my PE kit in a drawstring bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawstring/#x1)
- Pull the drawstring to close the bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawstring/#x2)
- My shorts have a drawstring waist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawstring/#x3)
- The drawstring came out of my hood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawstring/#x4)
- Tie the drawstring so your trousers stay up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawstring/#x5)
- Long drawstrings can catch on slides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawstring/#x6)
- She tightened the drawstring on her hood in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawstring/#x7)
- Thread the drawstring back with a safety pin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawstring/#x8)

### Note

Countable, one word: draw (pull) + string. Here «draw» means «pull», not «make a picture». Safety: hood drawstrings can catch and pull at the neck — tuck them in or remove them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drawstring» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawstring/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drawstring» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drawstring.html) on Mova free.