HyperDic: drawing_off

English > 1 sense of the expression drawing off:
NOUNactdrawing off, drawingact of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid / liquid from a source
English > drawing off: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningAct of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid / liquid from a source.
Synonymdrawing
NarrowerderivationDrawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
derivationDrawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
BroaderdrainA gradual depletion of energy or resources
Spanishvaciado
Catalanbuidatge

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