draw off

verb

drew off; drawn off; drawing off; draws off

intransitive verb

: to move apart or ahead

Examples of draw off in a Sentence

drew off the fat from the top of the drippings
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Product Details: Sizes: 4, 10.3, 12, 14, 18, 24, and 28 inches | Material: Recycled rubber | Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor and outdoor Key Terms to Know Wicking: Absorbing or drawing off liquid using capillary action. Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025 This system involves fractionally blending rums of different ages and drawing off a portion each year of bottling. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024 Staying disciplined to that and executing on campaign fundamentals — voter contact, grassroots organizing, and earned media — while not getting drawn off message by social media chatter were the keys to holding and building our margin of victory. Rich Orsillo, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024 The Chinese retaliated by installing filtering systems that drew off the water and the gas. Arthur Herman, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2014 See all Example Sentences for draw off 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of draw off was in the 14th century

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“Draw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20off. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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