draw away

/drɔ əˌweɪ/
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Other forms: drew away; drawing away; draws away

Definitions of draw away
  1. verb
    remove by drawing or pulling
    “draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese”
    synonyms: draw off, pull off
    pick off, pluck, pull off, tweak
    pull or pull out sharply
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    type of:
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  2. verb
    move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race
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    type of:
    head, lead
    travel in front of; go in advance of others
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