bear off

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bear off

verb bears off · bearing off · bore off · borne off

To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
To restrain; to keep from approaching.
To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything. to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat
To remove one of one's own checkers from the board. The first player to bear off all checkers is the winner.
To remove a piece from play.

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@misc{bear_off_2026,
  title = {bear off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bear%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}