drew (off)

verb

Definition of drew (off)next
past tense of draw (off)
as in drained
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely drew off the fat from the top of the drippings

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  1. drained
  2. pumped
  3. sucked
Verb
  • There’s a collective draw toward the general aesthetic vision on offer here — cold, computerized, humanity-drained — and the frictionless insularity of the characters’ lives.
    — Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
  • After Sunday’s loss to Arizona he was scheduled to have his left knee drained and likely will receive an injection.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of drained
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  • The rest of the fields rely on water pumped from underground, and that’s also getting squeezed as California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act kicks in.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • At the hospital, the doctor pumped Isul’s stomach and gave her fluids.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of pumped
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  • As a result, The Odyssey‘s strongest sequences provide the all-too-rare sensation of truly not being able to believe your eyes as they’re sucked into the screen.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • The desert — churned, sucked, and acid-washed — rests in these graveyards of the Anthropocene.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
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“Drew (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drew%20%28off%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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