drain off

verb

drained off; draining off; drains off

1

: to cause (a liquid) to flow away from something or to leave the surface of something

When the beans have cooked long enough to be tender, drain off the water and set them aside.

2

: to take (something important or valuable) from something

An independent candidate could drain off votes from either party.

Examples of drain off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other records from the district and the state describe how most of the water percolated into the ground, evaporated into hot, dry air, or drained off fields into scrubland and desert. — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026

Be sure to drain off any excess fat to keep them from getting too greasy. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026

One night, Easter had the idea to riff on the pickleback, a shot of pickle brine served alongside a shot, by draining off the liquid from pico de gallo. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026

The curdling process used to make cottage cheese physically separates and retains the protein while draining off much of the liquid (whey), concentrating its protein content. — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 17 May 2026

Rhymes for drain off

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