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
Recent Examples on the Web 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 With four minutes left Aleksander Barkov blocked a dead-on shot when the goalie had been drawn off the net. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for draw off 

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

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