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• drive somebody off — ˌdrive sb/sthˈoff derived to force sb/sth to go back or away • The defenders drove off each attack. Main entry: ↑drivederived …   Useful english dictionary

• drive — drive1 W1S1 [draıv] v past tense drove [drəuv US drouv] past participle driven [ˈdrıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(vehicle)¦ 2¦(make somebody move)¦ 3¦(make somebody do something)¦ 4¦(make somebody/something be in a bad state)¦ 5¦(hit/push something into… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• drive away — verb force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 1) Drive away potential burglars drive away bad thoughts dispel doubts The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers • Syn: ↑chase away, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Drive (For Daddy Gene) — Single by Alan Jackson from the album Drive Released …   Wikipedia

• drive out — verb 1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 1) Drive away potential burglars drive away bad thoughts dispel doubts The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers • Syn: ↑chase away, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• drive off — verb force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 2) Drive away potential burglars drive away bad thoughts dispel doubts The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers • Syn: ↑chase away, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• List of Drive characters — This article lists the major and recurring characters created by Tim Minear and Ben Queen for the television series, Drive. Contents 1 Race participants 1.1 Alex Tully 1.2 Corinna Wiles 1.3 …   Wikipedia

• chase away — verb 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 • Syn: ↑drive out, ↑turn back, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• take away — verb 1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state (Freq. 5) Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands The car carried us off to the meeting I ll take you away… …   Useful english dictionary

• shoo away — verb drive away by crying shoo! (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑shoo off, ↑shoo • Hypernyms: ↑chase away, ↑drive out, ↑turn back, ↑drive away, ↑di …   Useful english dictionary