clear off

verb

cleared off; clearing off; clears off

intransitive verb

chiefly British
: to go away : depart

Examples of clear off in a Sentence

told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work
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Ibogaine literally will clear off those, like, the receptors in your brain. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025 All patrons were cleared off the course grounds at Augusta National Golf Club. Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025 Amid a scene of chaos in the Ipswich penalty area, O’Shea clears off the line. Stuart James, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 Meanwhile, many of the same people were evicted from their houses as landowners used the crisis to clear off these human encumbrances and free their fields for more profitable pasturage. Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clear off

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clear off was in 1722

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“Clear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20off. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

clear off

verb
chiefly British
: to go away : depart sense 1a
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