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DRAW AWAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove by drawing or pulling

Example:

draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese

Synonyms:

draw away; draw off; pull off

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "draw away" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Verb group:

pick off; pluck; pull off; tweak (pull or pull out sharply)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "draw away" is one way to...):

head; lead (travel in front of; go in advance of others)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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