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DRAWING OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does drawing off mean?
• DRAWING OFF (noun)
The noun DRAWING OFF has 1 sense:
1. act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
Familiarity information: DRAWING OFF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
drawing; drawing off
Context example:
the drawing of water from the well
Hypernyms ("drawing off" is a kind of...):
drain (a gradual depletion of energy or resources)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drawing off"):
derivation (drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation)
derivation (drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body)
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