clears off

Exits the premises

Clears off means to leave quickly, often to avoid something unpleasant or at someone's insistence.

British and somewhat informal: The kids cleared off when the owner appeared.

It can also mean to remove items from a surface: She cleared off the table before dinner.

Related

declutter · decamp · vamoose · wipe · scarper · beats it · abscond · retreat · bolt · sweep · vanish · evacuate · purge · withdraw · scrub · disappear · gets lost · sanitize

Opposites
departure vs. arrival

clears offarrives

Reaches a destination

shows up · turns up · comes · rolls in · appears

transience vs. permanence

clears offstays

Remains in place

remains · sticks around · hangs around · lingers · settles in

dispersal vs. accumulation

clears offgathers

Accumulates or collects

accumulates · builds up · rolls in · collects · piles up

Family

clear, clears, off, cleared, clearing, clearance, clearly, unclear, clearer

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G