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Bear off

To gain; to carry off, as a prize.

📖 Definitions of "Bear off"

verb
  1. 1

    To gain; to carry off, as a prize.

  2. 2

    To restrain; to keep from approaching.

  3. 3

    To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.

    "to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat"

  4. 4

    To remove one of one's checkers from the board. The first player to bear off all checkers is the winner.

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