bear off (English, verb)
expansion: bear off (third-person singular simple present bears off, present participle bearing off, simple past bore off, past participle borne off)
Senses:
glosses: To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
glosses: To restrain; to keep from approaching.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.
topics: backgammon
games
glosses: To remove one of one's own checkers from the board.
qualifier: board games
glosses: To remove a piece from play.
Forms:
form: bears off
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: bearing off
tags: participle
present
form: bore off
tags: past
form: borne off
tags: participle
past