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DRAW AWAY

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Dictionary entry overview: What does draw away mean?

• DRAW AWAY (verb)
The verb DRAW AWAY has 2 senses:

1. move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race
2. remove by drawing or pulling

Familiarity information: DRAW AWAY used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DRAW AWAY (verb)

Sense 1

draw away ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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

Sense 2

draw away ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Remove by drawing or pulling

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

draw off; draw away; pull off

Context examples:

She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth / draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese

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)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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