Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1. 
 move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race; 
2. 
 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
draw away
    v 1: move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race
    2: 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]