clear away or off
61shake off — Synonyms and related words: beg, cast off, circumvent, clear, dispel, ditch, do away with, double, eliminate, elude, escape, evade, exterminate, fling off, get around, get away from, get clear of, get free of, get out of, get quit of, get rid of …
62turn away — Synonyms and related words: abjure, avert, bear off, blunt, bow out, brush aside, bundle, bundle off, chill, chuck, chuck out, contemn, contradict, cool, damp, dampen, decline, deflect, deny, despise, deter, disaffect, disapprove, discard,… …
63slope off — (informal) LEAVE, go away, slip away, steal away, slink off, creep off, sneak off; informal push off, clear off. → slope * * * slope off (informal) To go away, esp suddenly or furtively, to decamp • • • Main Entry: ↑slope * * * ˌ …
64drive away — Synonyms and related words: attenuate, beat back, blow off, brush off, cast forth, chase, chase away, chase off, clear away, cut, dilute, dismiss, dispel, dissipate, dissolve, drive back, evaporate, fend off, hold off, keep off, pack off, push… …
65sheer off — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, avert, avoid, bear off, beat around, beg the question, blench, blink, cringe, dodge, draw aside, draw back, duck, ease off, edge off, equivocate, evade, fade, fall back, fence, flinch, fly off, gee,… …
66pay off — Synonyms and related words: advantage, afford, amortize, answer, approach, avail, be gainful, be handy, be of use, be profitable, be worthwhile, bear away, bear off, benefit, bestead, bribe, bring in, buy, buy off, clear, compensate, corrupt,… …
67sweep away — 1. Clear away (by a broom), brush away. 2. Dislodge, remove, expel, drive off, sweep off. 3. Destroy, overwhelm, carry off …
68break away — Synonyms and related words: apostacize, apostatize, bail out, betray, bolt, break jail, break loose, change sides, cut loose, defect, desert, escape, escape prison, evade, fall away, fall off, flee, fly the coop, get away, get clear of, get free …
69blow off — Synonyms and related words: attenuate, beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, blow, blowhard, cast forth, clear away, crab, dilute, dispel, dissipate, dissolve, drive away, evaporate, fuss, shoot the shit, squawk, talk big, thin, thin out, volatilize,… …
70redd-off — To clear away, to clean up a surface covered with several items. My Mom sets out dinner, but she always makes me redd off the table when we re done. (She really did refer to it this way. For years, I didn t know this wasn t an official phrase.) …