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- [draw awf, of]
- /drɔ ɔf, ɒf/
- /drɔː ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [draw awf, of]
- /drɔ ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of draw off words
- verb with object draw off to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off). 1
- verb with object draw off to bring, take, or pull out, as from a receptacle or source: to draw water from a well. 1
- verb with object draw off to bring toward oneself or itself, as by inherent force or influence; attract: The concert drew a large audience. 1
- verb with object draw off to sketch (someone or something) in lines or words; delineate; depict: to draw a vase with charcoal; to draw the comedy's characters with skill. 1
- verb with object draw off to compose or create (a picture) in lines. 1
- verb with object draw off to mark or lay out; trace: to draw perpendicular lines. 1
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Origin of draw off
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English drawen, Old English dragan; cognate with Old Norse draga to draw, German tragen to carry; cf. drag
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Parts of speech for Draw off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
draw off popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for draw off
verb draw off
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
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- decant — If you decant a liquid into another container, you put it into another container.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- puncture — the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
Antonyms for draw off
verb draw off
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- die — When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
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