drive out
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(verb) force out: "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers" |
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Synonyms: clean out |
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Related Words: can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, sack, send away, terminate |
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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 off, run off, turn back |
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Related Words: banish, displace, fire, frighten, move, shoo, shoo away, shoo off |
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(verb) force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." |
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Synonyms: force out, rouse, rout out |
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Related Words: displace, move, smoke out |
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