draw off

verb

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

2. to withdraw (troops)

Example Sentences

He drew off of my Social Security since he did not pay in.

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The Spurs are as ecstatic to have Wembanyama as he is to be with them, but neither is so sure about all the fanaticism he draws off the court.

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Sunlight converts the corn into sugar, “and we convert the sugar into spirits,” explained a distiller as she drew off some of the pure, unaged White Dog, at about 135 proof.

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"So writers end up drawing off the back of something else that you already know is funny and your work."

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

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Related Words

• bleed 
• consume 
• deplete 
• diminish 
• divert 
• dry 
• empty 
• exhaust 
• pump 
• reduce 
• sap 
• siphon 
• strain 
• suck 
• tap 
• use up