To restrain; to keep from approaching.
To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.
To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
To remove one of one's own checkers from the board. The first player to bear off all checkers is the winner.
To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
To control oneself when provoked.
To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.