clear off

verb

Definition of clear offnext
chiefly British
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work

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Recent Examples of clear off In the final moment of first-half stoppage time, Chawinga’s shot was cleared off the line by defender Ayo Oke. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 The game began to open up more in the minutes before the second-half hydration break as Canada once again forced the South Africans to clear off the line. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 Sami attacked Cody and cleared off the Arabic announce table. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Immediately, the group jumped in and started grabbing stray wood planks to clear off the property. — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clear off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clear off
  1. depart
  2. move
  3. exit
  4. go
  5. get
  6. clear out
  7. get off
  8. peel off
Verb
  • That was because the player being replaced — match-winner Will Lankshear — took more than 10 seconds to depart while applauding the supporters.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • President Min Aung Hlaing departed from the capital Naypyitaw on Monday morning accompanied by members of his cabinet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • The animation is truly ugly, the characters moving at the framerate of a PowerPoint and looking less like the animals they’re supposed to be than weird hybrid troll creatures.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of dealing with rental cars or busy trailheads, travelers just want to step out their front door, lace up and move.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • Both Kpler and Windward showed around five ships – total – exited the Strait of Hormuz on the day Wright said 20 million barrels flowed out of the Arab gulf region.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • At least one ship entered using the Iranian route, and a small tanker laden with Iranian fuel oil exited, data showed.
    — August 17, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of exit
Verb
  • But Vicki immediately goes past Meredith Marks (disengaging) to Amanda Frances (opening her laptop and working), even as the others try to earn their paychecks by poking at her.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The search is underway for a person who went missing while jet skiing off the Long Beach coast on Sunday night.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • Side effects were similar to other vaccines that people typically get for other diseases, Healy noted.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Lions lead back is sure to get as many or more touches this year with David Montgomery gone, and Detroit’s offense will score points.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • Survelliance video from the apartment showed the suspect and several others appearing to clear out glass and debris from the bed of the pickup truck, and placing tape over apparent bullet holes in the truck's tailgate, charges allege.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In mid-August, the Hollywood blockbusters tend to clear out of movie theaters and smaller indie titles move in.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of clear out
Verb
  • Iginla has a great shot that gets off the stick quickly and can pick corners.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In recent years, the state has pivoted toward hydrogen for buses, trucks and port equipment, but these too have struggled to get off the ground.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of get off
Verb
  • As in an old movie’s transition, the pages of the calendar peel off and float away, and so do college teammates.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the spines had peeled off, and Nidhi could see the string and glue that held the pages together.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of peel off

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“Clear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clear%20off. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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