'draw off' definitions:

Definition of 'draw off'

(from WordNet)
verb
Remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese" [syn: draw off, draw away, pull off]
verb
Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: withdraw, draw, take out, draw off] [ant: bank, deposit]