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DRAW OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese
Synonyms:
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