drive off English

Meaning drive off meaning

What does drive off mean?

drive off

— verb (= turn back, drive away, dispel) 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

Synonyms drive off synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as drive off?

drive off English » English

drive away

chase away

expel

drive out

dispel

chase

run down

remove

fight off

depart

turn out

turn back

take away

send away

run off

repel

leave

go away

banish

wear off

warn

turn away

throw out

threaten

start out

start off

start

slope off

shoo

set off

set going

scurry

run along

rout out

ride away

repulse

put to flight

lam

intimidate

hunt

horrify

get away

frighten

fly

fleet

flee

fire off

fire

explode

evict

Topics drive off topics

What do people use drive off to talk about?

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Defend

• What words refer to successfully defending yourself or someone?
  beat back beat off drive off hold out against fend off fight off fling back repel repulse