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DRAW OFF

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 off" 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:

Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

Example:

The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank

Synonyms:

draw; draw off; take out; withdraw

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "draw off" 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:

draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "draw off"):

check out; cheque (withdraw money by writing a check)

dip (take a small amount from)

divert; hive off (withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions)

overdraw (draw more money from than is available)

tap (draw from or dip into to get something)

disinvest; divest (reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

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