Synonyms for draw off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : draw |
| Phonetic Transcription : drÉ” |
Top 10 synonyms for draw off Other synonyms for the word draw off
- abate
- bail out
- bankrupt
- begin
- bleed dry
- blow up
- bore
- broach
- catheterize
- crack
- debilitate
- decant
- decrease
- devitalize
- dilate
- dissipate
- distend
- draft
- draw forth
- draw off
- draw out
- drill
- drink up
- drive
- drive out
- elevate
- elicit
- empty
- evacuate
- evince
- exhaust
- expend
- express
- extract
- fatigue
- filter off
- finish
- fleece
- force
- force out
- free from
- get last drop
- get rid of
- gulp down
- impose on
- impoverish
- inflate
- inject
- lance
- lessen
- let out
- milk
- mine
- open
- penetrate
- perforate
- pour
- press
- pump
- pump out
- puncture
- push
- quaff
- reduce
- riddle
- sap
- send
- siphon
- spear
- spend
- spike
- stab
- start
- strain
- suck
- suck dry
- supply
- swallow
- swell
- take advantage
- take out
- tap
- tax
- tire out
- uncork
- unplug
- unstopper
- use
- use up
- utilize
- waste
- wear
- wear down
- weary
- withdraw
- wring
Définition of draw off
Origin :- c.1200, spelling alteration of Old English dragan "to drag, to draw, protract" (class VI strong verb; past tense drog, past participle dragen), from Proto-Germanic *draganan "carry" (cf. Old Norse draga "to draw," Old Saxon dragan, Old Frisian draga, Middle Dutch draghen, Old High German tragen, German tragen "to carry, bear"), from PIE root *dhragh- (see drag (v.)).
- Sense of "make a line or figure" (by "drawing" a pencil across paper) is c.1200. Meaning "pull out a weapon" is c.1200. To draw a criminal (drag him from a horse to place of execution) is from early 14c. To draw a blank "come up with nothing" (1825) is an image from lotteries. As a noun, from 1660s; colloquial sense of "anything that can draw a crowd" is from 1881 (the verb in this sense is 1580s).
- As in milk : verb tap; exploit
- As in pump : verb draw or push out
- As in tap : verb pierce to drain
- As in broach : verb open, pierce
- As in drain : verb remove liquid; remove supply
Antonyms for draw off
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