to draw away
7
3.7
- phrasal verb
- /drɔː əˈweɪ/
:
retirar
- To ensure safety, we need to draw away the children from the dangerous area.
- draw attention away
Examples
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If you attack our camp and draw his warriors away, Frostwolf clan will kill him.
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During the fire drill, the teachers will draw away the students from the classrooms.
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I need you to draw the security away from the complex, understand?
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That should draw the police away from him at least.
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But if we can draw them away to the other side of the bar, we at least got a chance.
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This would draw the danger away from you.
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I took the opportunity to draw the Speaker away from the others.
Fiction book (1997) -
I'm gonna draw them away from us.
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Pearl walks a little faster, trying to draw Cinnabar away from the kids and the dog.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Come over here a minute," Kip said, drawing Jesse away from the other two men.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To move something toward you using force, often to remove it
∞
1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
948
1.9
To remove something from a place or container
523
2.7
To take something out of a place, often with effort
270
1.0
Pull something out of a place or container
162
3.4
To move yourself and things backward from a place, person, or situation
159
3.5
To take money or things out of a place where they are kept
136
3.2
To remove something unwanted from a place
111
3.2
To take something out, often with effort, for example weeds or hidden facts
82
5.3
To stop being part of or connected to something
41
2.7
To take something off from where it is attached
25
5.6
To pull something back so it is no longer sticking out
24
4.8
To pull something out with force
24
2.4
To move something out of the way so you do not use it for now
18
3.8
Remove something from where it is, for example a nail or a secret
16
4.0
To come apart from something it is connected to
15
6.1
To force something or someone out of a place where they are stuck
12
3.0
To pull something off quickly until it rips
10
1.8
To take things away from a place to make it tidy
9
4.3
Pull things away one at a time
6
4.5
To pull something off quickly with force
6
4.2
To push something out with effort or pressure
1
6.1
To separate something from what it is connected to
1
4.2
To pull something away carefully, for example a bandage or tablecloth
To pull out a nail or stake pushed into something
To get someone or something out with effort
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to remove something by pulling it away' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'draw' (to pull/extract) with 'away' (movement to another location). This follows a regular English phrasal-verb composition pattern (verb + particle) that a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer.
Etymology
Draw away may come from the simple image of draw meaning 'to pull' and away showing direction, like when you draw a curtain away to reveal a window. That's why it can mean 'to remove by pulling'.