What does drive off mean?
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drive off
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Princeton's WordNet
chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run offverb
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"
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drive offverb
To force to leave or go away.
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drive off
Drive off is a phrasal verb that generally means to leave a particular place in a vehicle or to cause someone else to leave a certain place by showing hostility or through a particular action. It can also mean to repel or ward off something like an attack or a threat.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of drive off in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of drive off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of drive off in a Sentence
It's a natural reaction, it's better to hit them and sacrifice than to drive off the road and lose control.
I don't know how those people could get in that vehicle, see that dog in the mirror running behind them and then just drive off, i don’t know how you could do that as a human being.
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko:
There is a ceasefire, or there isn't. It depends on how you look at it. You can say that we managed to halt the offensive drive off the aggressor. Ukraine has withdrawn the lion's share of its rocket and heavy artillery systems. The Russian-backed fighters have also withdrawn a significant amount.
Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams.
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- déloger, chasserFrench
- verjagenDutch
- FugirPortuguese
- kovmakTurkish
- 擊退Chinese
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