"draw off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-draw off.ogg [Australia] Forms: draws off [present, singular, third-person], drawing off [participle, present], drew off [past], drawn off [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|draw<,,drew,drawn> off}} draw off (third-person singular simple present draws off, present participle drawing off, simple past drew off, past participle drawn off)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To remove by using a siphon. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-draw_off-en-verb-94Xvn~-x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 77 23
  2. (intransitive) To retire or retreat. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-draw_off-en-verb-pdv~ck3g

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