draw off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to remove something by pulling it away from what it covers

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   draw something off / draw off something

   Usage: Here the object is a covering pulled away; a personal pronoun goes before off.

   She began to draw off the protective cloth, revealing the restored wooden instrument beneath.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   She began to draw off the protective cloth, revealing the restored wooden instrument beneath.

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