cleared off
Vacated the area
Cleared off means to leave a place, usually quickly or unceremoniously.
It's primarily British and often carries a sense of departure that's either abrupt or unwelcome: The kids cleared off when they saw the security guard coming.
Someone might be told to clear off as a blunt way of saying go away.
The phrase can also mean to remove items from a surface, as in clearing off a desk or table before starting fresh.
- disappearedCeased to exist visibly
- gone awayLeft and not here
- ran awayDeparted hastily to escape
- got awaySuccessfully evaded capture
- did a runnerFled to avoid obligation
leave · declutter · evacuate · abscond · purge · scarpered · empty · rectify · vamoosed · hit the road · exit · flee · abandon · disperse · retreat · settle · settled up · withdraw
cleared offstayed put
Continued in place
remained · stayed · stuck around · lingered · hung around
cleared offpiled up
Accumulated in quantity
accumulated · covered · cluttered · littered · stacked up
cleared offclouded over
Became covered with clouds
fogged in · closed in · socked in · hazed over · rolled in
clear, cleared, off, clearing, clears, clearer, clearest, clearly, clearness