ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | drive out - 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"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" fire - drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" clear the air - dispel differences or negative emotions; "The group called a meeting to finally clear the air" banish - drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom" | | 2. | drive out - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" hunt - chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood" smoke out - drive out with smoke; "smoke out the bees" | | 3. | drive out - clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly"remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
Translations ? drive out vi → heraus-/hinausfahren; he drove out onto the street → er fuhr auf die Straße (hinaus)
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