DRAW OFF
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
