English verb: drive out | |||
1. | drive out (motion) force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings | ||
Samples | Drive away potential burglars. Drive away bad thoughts. Dispel doubts. The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers. | ||
Synonyms | chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, run off, turn back | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | banish, clear the air, fire, frighten, shoo, shoo away, shoo off | ||
Verb group | drive out, force out, rouse, rout out | ||
2. | drive out (motion) force or drive out | ||
Samples | The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.. | ||
Synonyms | force out, rouse, rout out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hunt, smoke out | ||
Verb group | chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back | ||
3. | drive out (change) clear out the chest and lungs | ||
Samples | This drug expectorates quickly. | ||
Synonyms | clear out, expectorate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||