drive away
1drive away — index deport (banish), dispel, parry, repel (drive back), repulse, spurn, stave …
2drive 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, ↑ …
3drive away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms drive away : present tense I/you/we/they drive away he/she/it drives away present participle driving away past tense drove away past participle driven away to make someone stop wanting something or stop… …
4drive-away — /ˈdraɪv əweɪ/ (say druyv uhway) adjective 1. of or relating to the purchase of a motor vehicle which can be driven away immediately after sale, with the cost of registration and compulsory third party insurance being included in the price: a… …
5drive-away — the theft of fuel by absconding without paying Those of us who pay also expect to drive away: I d already checked the garage surveillance cameras... they were focused on the forecourt to catch drive aways. (McNab, 1997) …
6drive away — phr verb Drive away is used with these nouns as the object: ↑shopper …
7drive away by scattering — index dispel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8drive away — PHRASAL VERB To drive people away means to make them want to go away or stay away. [V n P] Patrick s boorish rudeness soon drove Monica s friends away... [V P n (not pron)] Increased crime in the Fifth Ward is driving away customers …
9drive away — Synonyms and related words: attenuate, beat back, blow off, brush off, cast forth, chase, chase away, chase off, clear away, cut, dilute, dismiss, dispel, dissipate, dissolve, drive back, evaporate, fend off, hold off, keep off, pack off, push… …
10drive away — v. travel in a car away from the place; cause to flee, put to flight, route; remove all worries and doubt; chase away, force to go away …
