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Verb: draw away
  1. Move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race
    "The frontrunner drew away from the pack in the final lap"
     
  2. Remove by drawing or pulling
    "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese";
    - draw off, pull off

Derived forms: drew away, draws away, drawing away, drawn away

Type of: head, lead, remove, take, take away, withdraw