clearing off

Verb

clear off (third-person singular simple present clears off, present participle clearing off, simple past and past participle cleared off)

1. (imperative, informal, often) To leave abruptly; scram.
   • I cleared off to Melbourne by train, feeling not a little important, because with my own money I had bought my first train fare.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 31
2. To clear the table.
   • “I clear off at ten,” she said. “The dishes are supposed to be back on the shelves. […]1959, Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
3. (idiomatic, informal) To pay off debts.
   • I hope you clear off your bill before you leave.
4. (transitive) To clear or complete (a backlog of work).
   • As a matter of fact, my secretary reads to me. I mark what I want to hear and when he comes at ten o'clock we clear off the morning papers in no time.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados