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Definition of Bear off
1. Verb. Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state. "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"
Exact synonyms: Bear Away, Carry Away, Carry Off, Take Away
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Spirit Away, Spirit Away, Spirit Off, Whisk Away, Whisk Off
Entails: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Antonyms: Bring
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Spirit Away, Spirit Away, Spirit Off, Whisk Away, Whisk Off
Entails: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Antonyms: Bring
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bear Off
Literary usage of Bear off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Virgil by Virgil, John Dryden, John Carey, Knightly Chetwood (1803)
"bear off to sea;!" With haste the frighted mariners obey. rl First Palinurus to
the larboard veer'd; • :?ri*7ir Then all the fleet by his example steer'd. ..."
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