drive out
v 1: 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: chase away,
turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run
off]
2: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2
A.M." [syn: rout out, force out, rouse]
3: clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates
quickly" [syn: expectorate, clear out]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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