draw off vs dip

dip vs draw off

draw off is not a noun while dip is a noun.

draw off and dip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
draw off	No	No	Yes	No
dip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dip is a hyponym of draw off; that is, dip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than draw off:

draw off: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
dip: take a small amount from

Other hyponyms of draw off include check out, cheque, divert, hive off, overdraw, tap, disinvest, divest.

draw off (noun)	dip (noun)
	a brief swim in water
	a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
	a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
	a brief immersion
	tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
	a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
	(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
	a depression in an otherwise level surface

draw off (verb)	dip (verb)
remove by drawing or pulling	stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)	go down momentarily
	dip into a liquid while eating
	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
	plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
	immerse in a disinfectant solution
	scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
	place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
	dip into a liquid
	appear to move downward
	slope downwards
	lower briefly
	switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
	take a small amount from

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