bear off

English[edit]

bear off (third-person singular simple present bears off, present participle bearing off, simple past bore off, past participle borne off)

To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
To restrain; to keep from approaching.
(nautical) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.
to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat
(backgammon) To remove one of one's own checkers from the board.
The first player to bear off all checkers is the winner.
(board games) To remove a piece from play.

in backgammon