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Verb: draw off  dro óf
  1. Remove by drawing or pulling
    "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth";
    - draw away, pull off
     
  2. Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
    "They drew off oil from the reserve tanks";
    - withdraw, draw, take out

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

Type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw

Antonym: bank