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

Its predecessor, the Gitana 17, launched in 2017 as a hybrid that blended conventional trimaran sailing with foiling, lifting clear off the ocean surface before settling back down on its hulls and rising again. —Helen Iatrou, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2026

The storm will clear off to the east by early Thursday. —Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026

Simply take a soft cloth with a mild cleaner and give them a wipe—both to remove dust and grime, and to clear off any lingering germs that might hop from person to person. —Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026

In the 3800 block of North Hamilton Avenue in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, residents armed with a couple of snow blowers and a lot of shovels cleared off the block before city crews arrived. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 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