Idiom
draw off
Meaning
To remove by using a siphon.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You must draw off the excess water from the tank.”
“The mechanic had to draw off the old oil before he could refill the engine.”
“The technician carefully drew off the chemical solution into a separate container to prevent any contamination of the primary sample.”
Examples
simple
“You must draw off the excess water from the tank.”
contextual
“The mechanic had to draw off the old oil before he could refill the engine.”
complex
“The technician carefully drew off the chemical solution into a separate container to prevent any contamination of the primary sample.”
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