draws (off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of draw (off)
as in drains
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely drew off the fat from the top of the drippings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for draws (off)
  1. drains
  2. pumps
  3. sucks
Verb
  • The weak low-end response drains some instruments of their heft.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Constantly saying 'yes' to everything and everyone drains us of time and energy.
    — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of drains
Verb
  • The costume is the perfect excuse to dig out your skinny jeans, going-out top and pumps for a throwback to the aughts—a scary thought in itself.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Hilton has made the promise of $3 a gallon gasoline at California’s pumps a central plank of his affordability campaign.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of pumps
Verb
  • As the health care industry sucks up more and more cash, employers are shifting these costs to their workers.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The system sucks up nearly 100% of cancer-causing diesel particulates and 95% of nitrogen oxide.
    — Micheline Maynard, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of sucks
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“Draws (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draws%20%28off%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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