What is the meaning of bear off?

verb

  • Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state.
    • usage: "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"
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APAWordNet. (2010). bear off. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/bear_off/definitions/1259662
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