channel off

channel something off

1. Lit. to drain off water or some other liquid through a channel. The front yard is flooded, and we will have to channel the water off. Let's channel off the water before it gets too deep.

2. Fig. to drain off or waste energy, money, effort, etc. Unemployment channeled their resources off. The war channeled off most of the resources of the country.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Octavianus	-	Ancient Roman
Beatriz	be-ah-TREETH (Spanish), be-ah-TREES (Latin American Spanish), be-a-TREES (Portuguese), be-a-TREESH (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Nevukhadnetztzar	-	Biblical Hebrew
Boykin	['bɔikin]
Ignatia	-	Late Roman
Dareia	-	Late Greek