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drawer

Definition

  • noun: a box that slides into and out of a piece of furniture (such as a desk) and that is used to store things
  • noun: one that 'draws'
  • often used informally in the phrase 'drop your drawers'

Examples

  • At least the doctor didn't make me 'drop my drawers'. [=pull down my underpants]

  • a sock/cash 'drawer' [=a drawer for storing socks/cash]

  • the top/middle/bottom 'drawer' of the desk/dresser

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Oh, yeah? Okay. You're dead. Yeah, man? Shut your mouth. Give me the cash out of the drawer. Come on. Let's go. Give me the goddamn cash. - Don't shoot. I'm getting it. - Stop taking so long. Come on. Let me have it. Give me the bread. - This all you got? Get the rest. (..)
    1976 Taxi Driver