To bear off

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	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

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