draw off
Britishverb
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(tr) to cause (a liquid) to flow from something
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to withdraw (troops)
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
He drew off of my Social Security since he did not pay in.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
From Seattle Times
"So writers end up drawing off the back of something else that you already know is funny and your work."
From BBC
The Grizzlies hope to draw off their own playoff experience now down 0-1.
From Washington Post
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