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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He was denied a goal in the second half with a curling effort from an acute angle that was cleared off the line. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 Purdy was limited in practice the past two weeks but cleared off the injury report Friday. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025 Exit Plans Partnerships should be structured with clear off-ramps. Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Once the solid layer of debris is cleared off the surface of the river, divers gear up and search the bottom and nooks below the surface, the fire department said. Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 18 July 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 7 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

clear off

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