draw off

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draw off - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  draw off
      v 1: remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and
           drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering
           the cheese" [syn: draw off, draw away, pull off]
      2: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000
         from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from
         the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: withdraw, draw,
         take out, draw off] [ant: bank, deposit]