draw off (English, verb)
expansion: draw off (third-person singular simple present draws off, present participle drawing off, simple past drew off, past participle drawn off)
Senses:
glosses: To remove by using a siphon.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
glosses: To distract (someone).
tags: dated
slang
transitive
glosses: To retire or retreat.
tags: intransitive
Forms:
form: draws off
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: drawing off
tags: participle
present
form: drew off
tags: past
form: drawn off
tags: participle
past