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bear off

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verb

  1. (adverb) nautical (of a vessel) to avoid hitting an obstacle, another vessel, etc, by swerving onto a different course

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The students at the Ivy league university had legally hunted the bear off campus and brought it back to the dorm to process the meat, according to the Cornell Daily Sun.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

His wife used the opportunity to retreive a water bottle and got the bear off of him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

They were able to scare the bear off with their car.

From BBC ● May 30, 2023

A neighbor alerted by the boy’s screams raced over and scared the bear off by brandishing a pipe and yelling, Butler said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

‘He’s exhausted,’ said Torak without looking up, ‘and soaking wet. He’s been running in the stream to throw the bear off the scent. That was clever, wasn’t it?’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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