Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
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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The craftsmen and women behind this film can start clearing off some mantel space for the Oscars heading their way.
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Scott Phillips, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
After all, Guardiola’s team rode their luck at times at the King Power after the Foxes hit the post, had a clear penalty denied and a shot cleared off the line.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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, 30 Dec. 2024
Gotta give a shout out to the fine folks of Keene, N.H., population 24,000, who had that snow cleared off the roads and parking lots within an hour.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 28 Mar. 2024
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Scott Phillips, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
After all, Guardiola’s team rode their luck at times at the King Power after the Foxes hit the post, had a clear penalty denied and a shot cleared off the line.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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, 30 Dec. 2024
Gotta give a shout out to the fine folks of Keene, N.H., population 24,000, who had that snow cleared off the roads and parking lots within an hour.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Clear off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clear%20off. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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