drive off vs run off

drive off and run off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drive off	No	No	Yes	No
run off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, drive off and run off are synonyms defined as:

drive off and run off: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

Other synonyms of drive off include chase away, dispel, drive away, drive out, turn back.

drive off (verb)	run off (verb)
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings	decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
	reproduce by xerography
	force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
	leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
	run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
	run away secretly with one's beloved
	run off as waste