drive off

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Related to drive off: dwell on, blurt out, spread out, start off, fluctuates

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Verb

drive off - 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"

chase away, dispel, drive away, drive out, run off, turn back

frighten - drive out by frightening

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"

shoo, shoo away, shoo off - drive away by crying `shoo!'

drive out, rouse, rout out, force out - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

Translations

يُبْعِدُ، يَطْرُدُيَقْذِفُ الضَّرْبَةَ الأولى في الغولْفيَنْطَلِقُ بالسَّيّارَه

odehnatodjetodpálit

drivejage vækkøre væk

abschlagen fernhalten wegfahren

partir

elhajt

aka í burtfæla í burtupphafshögg

jage vekk kjøre bort

ilk vuruşu yapmakkovmakuzaklaşmakuzaklaştırmak

从发球处开的第一棍球在高尔夫球中驱赶开驾车离去

w>drive off

(person, car) → weg- or abfahren

(Golf) → abschlagen

vt sep

person, enemy → vertreiben

she was driven off in a big Mercedes → sie fuhr in einem großen Mercedes weg; he was driven off in an ambulance → er wurde in einem Krankenwagen weggebracht or abtransportiert

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drive

(draiv) – past tense drove (drouv) : past participle driven (ˈdrivn) – verb

1. to control or guide (a car etc). Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?

2. to take, bring etc in a car. My mother is driving me to the airport.

3. to force or urge along. Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.

4. to hit hard. He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.

5. to cause to work by providing the necessary power. This mill is driven by water.

noun

1. a journey in a car, especially for pleasure. We decided to go for a drive.

2. a private road leading from a gate to a house etc. The drive is lined with trees.

3. energy and enthusiasm. I think he has the drive needed for this job.

4. a special effort. We're having a drive to save electricity.

5. in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).

6. (computers) a disk drive.

ˈdriver noun

a person who drives a car etc. a bus-driver.

ˈdriver's license noun

(American) a driving licence.

ˈdrive-in adjective

(of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc. a drive-in movie.

ˈdrive-through adjective

that one may drive through (and do something without getting out of the car). a drivethrough bank/restaurant/zoo.

ˈdriving licence noun

a licence for driving a road vehicle.

be driving at

to be trying to say or suggest. I don't know what you're driving at.

drive off

1. to leave or go away in a car etc. He got into a van and drove off.

2. to keep away. to drive off flies.

3. in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.

drive on

1. to carry on driving a car etc. Drive on – we haven't time to stop!

2. to urge strongly forward. It was ambition that drove him on.

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If there were any boys about, Cutter would offer one of them a quarter to hold the stop-watch, and then drive off, saying he had no change and would `fix it up next time.' No one could cut his lawn or wash his buggy to suit him.

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He then pushes the boom barriers while his acquaintance gets behind the wheels and the duo drive off without paying toll.

Gurugram: 2 arrested for brandishing fake gun at toll plaza

"A Vauxhall VIVA is the perfect car for scooting around Chester, so we're delighted that Naomi gets to drive off with her brand-new motor."

Naomi drives off with a big prize from bingo

The man was unable to drive off due to extensive damage to his car.

Drunk driver hits six cars

They just drive off casually because they know they have false plates.

Fake plates fuel theft

The woman managed to drive off and neither she or her female passenger were injured, although her vehicle was slightly damaged.

Hijack bids on women motorists; CRIME

We're asking people who have parked their car in the area to check their brakes before they drive off.