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bear off

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Verb

  1. To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
  2. To restrain; to keep from approaching.
  3. To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.
  4. To remove one of one's own checkers from the board.
  5. To remove a piece from play.

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