clear off

verb

cleared off; clearing off; clears off

intransitive verb

chiefly British

: to go away : depart

Synonyms of clear off

• depart
• move
• exit
• go
• get
• clear out
• get off
• peel off
• go off
• cut out
• run along
• push off
• walk out
• pull out
• take off
• start
• escape
• step (along)
• sally (forth)
• bail 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

While Nico O’Reilly hit the woodwork, Kane hit a field goal instead of an actual goal and Marc Guehi had a header cleared off the line, Ghana looked sporadically and worryingly dangerous in the second half in Boston. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Substitute forward Joe Hanson sent a header just wide in the 75th minute, while a deflected shot from midfielder Tumi Moshobane was also cleared off the line shortly after. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026

Smooth out any wrinkles on the bedspread, fluff the pillows, and clear off the nightstands of any items that may have accumulated the night before. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026

Smooth Dents and Remove Stains from Wood Wooden floors and tables can be extremely prone to dents, nicks, and stains, but an iron can be a surprisingly effective way to clear off water stains and smooth out dents. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for clear off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff

Kids Definition

clear off

verb

chiefly British

: to go away : depart sense 1a