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Drive out Common

Drive out has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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"

2

force or drive out

"The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

3

clear out the chest and lungs

"This drug expectorates quickly"

4

to push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere

Example Sentences
"Drive away potential burglars" verb
"drive away bad thoughts" verb
"dispel doubts" verb
"The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" verb
"The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." verb
"This drug expectorates quickly" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
move remove
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
fire clear the air banish shoo off hunt smoke out
Rhyming Words
out tout yout hout gout pout aout dout lout bout kout rout fout scout grout smout chout plout x out trout
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