bear off
verb
transitive verb
1
a
: to ward off
b
: to remove to a distance : to keep off or clear from rubbing against anything
bear off a boat
2
: gain : carry off (something, such as a prize)
intransitive verb
1
: to steer away
2
: to remove the backgammon pieces finally from the board after they are all home
Word History
Etymology
bear entry 2
- hexachloro-
- hexachloroethane
- hexachloroethanes
- hexachlorophene
- hexachlorophenes
- hexachloroplatinate
- hexachord
- hexachords
- hexacontane
- Hexacoralla
- hexacorallia
- hexacosane
- hexactinal
- hexactine
- hexactinellid
- Hexactinellida
- hexactinellids
- hexactinian
- hexacts
- hexad
- hexade
- hexadecane
- hexadecanol
- hexadecene
- hexadecimal