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Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of clear off in a Sentence
told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work
Recent Examples on the Web
Residents scramble to clear treacherous roof snow Many Anchorage residents worked to clear off the potentially dangerous roof snow.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Israel-Gaza war Israel-Gaza war: Footage and satellite imagery show that Egypt is clearing off, and building a wall around a plot of land along its border with the Gaza Strip, amid fears of an Israeli offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
—Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
Castellanos also saw another effort cleared off the line by Napoli defender Leo Østigård in a much better second period.
—Daniella Matar, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
Vehicles and windshields could also be frosted, so allow extra time to clear off vehicles in the morning.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
Most exfoliating scrubs rely on harsh ground-up shell or mild acids to clear off your dead skin, but Tatcha's formula uses a gentle combo of extra-fine rice bran and papaya enzymes.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2023
Spend a few minutes clearing off your desk at the end of your work day to give yourself a fresh start every morning.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2023
But the logistics of bringing the large troupe back together for a tour were always too daunting to even consider until just a few months ago when the SAG strike cleared off their calendars for the foreseeable future.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2023
Because while other scrubs typically rely on ground-up shell powder or mild acids to clear off your dead skin, Tatcha’s formula uses a gentle combination of extra-fine rice bran and papaya enzymes.
—Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1722, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near clear off
Cite this Entry
“Clear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20off. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
clear off
verb
chiefly British
: to go away : depart sense 1a
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