draw off

verb

drew off; drawn off; drawing off; draws off

transitive verb

: remove, withdraw

intransitive verb

: to move apart or ahead

Examples of draw off in a Sentence

drew off the fat from the top of the drippings

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for draw off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff