English verb: draw away | |||
1. | draw away (motion) move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | head, lead | ||
2. | draw away (contact) remove by drawing or pulling | ||
Samples | She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth. Draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese. | ||
Synonyms | draw off, pull off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Verb group | pick off, pluck, pull off, tweak | ||