drive off
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(verb) force or drive back; "repel the attacker" |
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Synonyms: drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulse |
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Related Words: defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose |
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(verb) force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars'; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts" |
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Synonyms: chase away, dispel, drive away, drive out, run off, turn back |
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Related Words: banish, displace, fire, frighten, move, shoo, shoo away, shoo off |
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