To bear off

To restrain; to keep from approach.
(Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything; as, to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat.
To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
(Backgammon) To remove from the backgammon board into the home when the position of the piece and the dice provide the proper opportunity; - the goal of the game is to bear off all of one's men before the opponent.
(Naut.) to steer away, as from land.

See also: Bear, Bear, Bear, Bear, Bear