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Collocations for drawer - noun

ADJECTIVE

deep, shallow
a desk with two deep drawers on either side
open
locked
bottom, middle, top
kitchen
bedside table, bureau (esp. AmE), desk, dresser (esp. AmE), nightstand (AmE)
file-cabinet (AmE), filing-cabinet (esp. BrE)
cutlery (BrE), silverware (AmE)
cash, file (AmE), junk (esp. AmE)
sock, underwear
secret

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VERB + drawer

open, pull open, pull out, slide open
She pulled open the second drawer down to find the money had gone.
close, push in, push shut, shut, slam shut
He pushed the drawer shut with a bang.
lock, unlock
reach into
She reached into the drawer and found the key to the safe.
go through, look through, rummage in, rummage through, search
What do you think you are doing, rummaging through my drawers?
empty
clean out (esp. AmE), organize

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PREPOSITION

from a/the drawer, out of a/the drawer
She took the gun from the drawer.
in a/the drawer
He put the letters in the drawer.

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