Meaning of DRIVE OUT
Pronunciation: | | drIv awt
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- [v] clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly"
- [v] force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
- [v] force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
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| Synonyms: | | chase away, clear out, dispel, drive away, drive off, expectorate, run off, turn back |
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| See Also: | | banish, clear the air, displace, fire, frighten, hunt, move, remove, shoo, shoo away, shoo off, smoke out, take, take away, withdraw | |
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