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

Meanwhile, on Maple Avenue in Haddonfield, people were out trying to clear off driveways and sidewalks. —Liz Crawford, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026

All counties in the Greater Cincinnati region are under a winter storm warning, with 8 to 12 inches of snow possible, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, meaning residents will have to brave the cold to shovel and clear off sidewalks and driveways. —Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026

Not everyone clears off the ice, however. —Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026

Gruda gave Hurzeler’s side a 12th-minute lead from the rebound after Rutter’s header from Danny Welbeck’s cross had been cleared off the line by Lisandro Martinez. —Andy Naylor, New York Times, 12 Jan. 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