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Meaning of bear off

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bear off

verb

Definitions

  1. To gain; to carry off, as a prize.

  2. To restrain; to keep from approaching.

  3. To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.

    Example: to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat

  4. To remove one of one's checkers from the board. The first player to bear off all checkers is the winner.