clear off
verb
cleared off; clearing off; clears off
intransitive verb
chiefly British
: to go away : depart
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
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Example Sentences
told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work
Word History
First Known Use
1722, in the meaning defined above
cleared off
verb
as in departed
to leave a place often for another told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- departed
- exited
- moved
- cleared out
- went
- got
- pushed off
- got off
- dug out
- went off
- ran along
- peeled off
- walked out
- cut out
- pushed on
- escaped
- pulled out
- bailed out
- evacuated
- started
- buggered off
- fled
- bugged out
- parted
- beat it
- took off
- bailed
- quit
- flew
- set out
- bugged off
- took a powder
- stepped (along)
- retired
- packed (up or off)
- quitted
- hit the road
- struck out
- took a hike
- sallied (forth)
- pulled stakes
- took a walk
- withdrew
- pulled up stakes
- booked
- buzzed (off)
- scarpered
- shoved (off)
- emigrated
- got out
- retreated
- ran away
- vamoosed
- went out
- stepped out
- piked (out or off)
- skipped
- removed
- mizzled
- abandoned
- lighted out
- deserted
- lit
- absconded
- vacated
- decamped
- scrammed
- scatted
- forsook
- adjourned
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- came
- arrived
- turned up
- remained
- stayed
- settled
- showed up
- closed
- lodged
- approached
- dwelt
- reached
- hit
- neared
- abided
- dwelled
- landed
- abode
- tarried