draw off

verb

1. tr to cause (a liquid) to flow from something
2. to withdraw (troops)

Example Sentences

The Spurs are as ecstatic to have Wembanyama as he is to be with them, but neither is so sure about all the fanaticism he draws off the court.

From Seattle Times

Sunlight converts the corn into sugar, “and we convert the sugar into spirits,” explained a distiller as she drew off some of the pure, unaged White Dog, at about 135 proof.

From Seattle Times

"So writers end up drawing off the back of something else that you already know is funny and your work."

From BBC

The Grizzlies hope to draw off their own playoff experience now down 0-1.

From Washington Post

The 15th hole was a dogleg left, and required a right-to-left draw off the tee, not the purposeful slice Woods had been hitting.

From New York Times

Related Words

• bleed
• consume
• deplete
• diminish
• divert
• dry
• empty
• exhaust
• pump
• reduce
• sap
• siphon
• strain
• suck
• tap
• use up