All draw off synonyms
draw off
D d verb draw off
- spend β to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
- catheterize β to insert a catheter into
- use β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- fleece β the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- press β to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- distend β Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
- force β physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- dilate β to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- swell β to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- drive β to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- inflate β deflate
- riddle β a coarse sieve, as one for sifting sand in a foundry.
- lance β a male given name.
- spear β a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
- broach β When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it.
- mine β an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- drill β a large, baboonlike monkey, Mandrillus leucophaeus, of western Africa, similar to the related mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored: now endangered.
- spike β an ear, as of wheat or other grain.
- stab β to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
- bore β If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- perforate β to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
- unplug β to remove a plug or stopper from.
- get rid of β to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- wear down β to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- impose on β to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- let out β (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- take out β the act of taking.
- bail out β If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money.
- blow up β If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
- draw out β 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).
- unstopper β to unstop.