bear off

verb

To gain; to carry off, as a prize.

“to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat”

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take awaybear awaycarry awaycarry off
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Meanings

verbbear off (third-person singular simple present bears off, present participle bearing off, simple past bore off, past participle borne off)

present singular third person bears off · participle present bearing off · past bore off · participle past borne off

  1. To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
  2. To restrain; to keep from approaching.
  3. nauticalTo remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.

    to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat

  4. backgammonTo remove one of one's own checkers from the board.

    The first player to bear off all checkers is the winner.

  5. board gamesTo remove a piece from play.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbremove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state

Similar
take awaybear awaycarry awaycarry off
Broader
removetaketake away
Also see
bear awaycarry awaycarry offtake awaythrow off

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan fer sortir
  • fer sortirin backgammon
German auswürfeln
  • auswürfelnin backgammon
Polish wyprowadzać pionek, wyprowadzić pionek
  • wyprowadzać pionekin backgammon
  • wyprowadzić pionekin backgammon
Turkish toplamak
  • toplamakin backgammon
Cite this entry
APA

bear off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20off

MLA

“bear off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20off. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bear off,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bear%20off.

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