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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

Example Sentences

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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 Grizzlies hope to draw off their own playoff experience now down 0-1.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2022

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

For this attack will draw off much of the help that we looked to have from Lebennin and Belfalas, where folk are hardy and numerous.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien