Clear off and Tarry

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Clear off verb - To leave a place often for another.

Usage example: told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work

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Tarry is an antonym for clear off.

Tarry verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

Usage example: upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain

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Clear off is an antonym for tarry. (British)

Nearby Words: tarred, tarried, tarrying

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