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draw something off (from something)

to remove a portion of a liquid from something; to cause something to flow from something. The steward drew some wine off from the cask. He drew off some wine.

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And one of the robbers saw that there was a gold ring still left on her finger, and as it was difficult to draw off, he took a hatchet and cut off her finger; but the finger sprang into the air and fell behind the great cask into my lap. Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context "Nay," said Sir Nigel, "I have a plan by which we may attempt some small deed upon them, and yet, by the help of God, may be able to draw off again; which, as Sir Simon Burley hath said, would be scarce possible in any other way. The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context Not knowing to what extremities he might proceed, and shuddering at the ruin he might inflict upon my figure-head, I now endeavoured to draw off his attention from it, and holding out my arm in a fit of desperation, signed to him to commence operations. Typee by Melville, Herman View in context			draw a bead on draw a blank draw a line between draw a line in the sand draw a line under draw a veil over draw against an amount of money draw ahead draw alongside draw apart draw aside draw attention to draw away draw battle lines draw blood draw down draw fire draw fire from draw for draw forth draw in horns draw in horns and pull in horns draw interest draw into draw near draw off draw on draw out draw out of and draw out draw out of some place draw over draw people or things together draw straws for draw the line draw the line at draw the short straw draw to draw to a close draw to attention draw together draw up drawer drawing drawing card drawn drawn and quartered drawn like a moth to a flame dread dream dream about dream away			draw from draw gear draw gradually together draw in draw in draw in draw in horns draw in horns draw in horns draw in horns draw in horns and pull in horns draw in the reins draw in the reins draw in the reins draw in the reins Draw Includes All Survivors draw inferences draw interest draw into Draw lots Draw lots Draw lots Draw lots Draw lots Draw lots draw mark Draw My Thing draw near draw near draw near draw off draw on draw on draw on draw on draw on draw on draw on one side draw on one side draw on one side draw on one side draw one’s sword draw or an animal out to lure or an animal out of draw out draw out draw out draw out draw out draw out draw out about draw out by compulsion draw out by force draw out of and draw out draw out of some place draw out the essence draw over draw people or things together draw piece Draw plate Draw plate draw play

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