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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. remove by drawing or pulling;
- Example: "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"
- Example: "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese"
[syn: draw off, draw away, pull off]

2. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source);
- Example: "She drew $2,000 from the account"
- Example: "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
[syn: withdraw, draw, take out, draw off]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

draw off
    v 1: remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and
         drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering
         the cheese" [syn: draw off, draw away, pull off]
    2: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000
       from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from
       the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: withdraw, draw,
       take out, draw off] [ant: bank, deposit]