odvlačiti

1. to drag away; to haul away
   Pas stalno odvlači cipele u svoj kutak. — The dog keeps dragging shoes off to its corner.
   Majka ga je odvlačila od izloga sa igračkama. — His mother was pulling him away from the toy shop window.
2. (of a vehicle) to tow away
   Pauk ovde svakog dana odvlači nepropisno parkirana kola. — The tow truck tows away illegally parked cars here every day.
3. (odvlačiti pažnju) to distract; to divert attention
   Telefon mi stalno odvlači pažnju od posla. — My phone keeps distracting me from work.
   Ne odvlači mi pažnju dok vozim! — Don't distract me while I'm driving!
4. (odvlačiti se) to tear oneself away; to drag oneself away with difficulty
   Jedva se odvlačim od ekrana kad počne utakmica. — I can barely tear myself away from the screen when the match starts.
   Posle noćne smene se jedva odvlačim kući. — After the night shift I barely drag myself off home.

In the sense of distracting it usually goes with pažnju: odvlačiti (kome) pažnju od čega.