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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bear off en · VERB

Meanings

  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.
    • to bear off a blow; to bear off a boat
  4. To remove one of one's own checkers from the board.
    • The first player to bear off all checkers is the winner.
  5. (qualifier:board games) To remove a piece from play.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bore off Tense=Past lexicographic
bears off Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bearing off Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
borne off Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (3)

tr toplamak (in backgammon) · ca fer sortir (in backgammon) · de auswürfeln (in backgammon)