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drive out   (TTS Sound)

The verb drive out has 3 senses

• chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run 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")


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


• expectorate, clear out, drive out -- (clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly")