DRAW OFF

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does draw off mean? 

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

1. remove by drawing or pulling
2. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRAW OFF (verb)

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 off" 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

Meaning:

Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

draw off; take out; withdraw; draw

Context examples:

She drew $2,000 from the account / The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank

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)

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

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

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