bear off
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Definition
Verb: - To remove or take away from a specific place, environment, or state. It often implies a forceful or definitive removal, transporting someone or something to a new location or condition.
Usage
The verb "bear off" is used to describe the action of removing or carrying someone or something away from a point of origin. It is a somewhat formal or literary term.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- Nautical Context: In sailing, "bear off" can specifically mean to steer a vessel away from the wind or from an object.
- The captain ordered the crew to bear off to avoid the rocky shore.
Variants and Related Words
- Bear away: A synonym often used interchangeably with "bear off," especially in nautical contexts.
- Carry off: A more common phrasal verb with a similar meaning of removing or taking away, often by force. It can also mean to accomplish something successfully.
- Thieves carried off the valuable painting. (removed)
- She carried off the performance brilliantly. (accomplished successfully)
Synonyms
- Remove
- Carry away
- Take away
- Transport
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Bear out: To support or confirm.
- The evidence will bear out my story.
- Bear up: To endure hardship courageously.
- She is bearing up well under the pressure.
Related Idioms
- Bear off the palm: To win the prize or victory. (This is an archaic idiom).
- In the final debate, she bore off the palm.
Verb
- remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
- Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands
- The car carried us off to the meeting
- I'll take you away on a holiday
- I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry