draws (off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of draw (off)
as in drains
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely drew off the fat from the top of the drippings

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  1. drains
  2. pumps
  3. sucks
Verb
  • Aerate The Soil Soil that drains poorly and becomes waterlogged will cause grass to suffer, but nutgrass can flourish in these conditions.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Defensiveness extends conversations, weakens credibility and drains emotional energy that could have been directed toward solving problems.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of drains
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  • The first uses a special rig that pumps sCO₂ through real downhole equipment under realistic conditions.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Pod sits atop your mattress and connects to a hub that pumps heated or cooled water through internal tubing, with each side of the bed running its own heat zone.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of pumps
Verb
  • My main piece of evidence for this is that apparently the food in the silo sucks.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Baby sucks the teether while the cyclops gets stabbed in the eye.
    — Zachary Pincus-Roth, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sucks
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“Draws (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draws%20%28off%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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