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draw off

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verb

  1. (tr) to cause (a liquid) to flow from something

  2. to withdraw (troops)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It seems like I needed to already be drawing Social Security before she could draw off my account.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

The Hawk30 will collect power from the sun during the day and draw off its batteries at night, a SoftBank executive said in a translated presentation late last month.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2019

Sully is hitting a draw off one tee then a cut the next.

From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2016

More programming tied to wildlife hunting and trafficking are in the works to draw off that outrage.

From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2016

She tried to think of what she could say to draw off some of Henry’s anger.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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