Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Alternative spelling of drive-off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To force to leave or go away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, run off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, displace
Narrower terms: frighten, fire, clear the air, banish, shoo off, shoo, shoo away
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
