run off vs drive out

run off and drive out both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

run off (verb)	drive out (verb)
decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff	clear out the chest and lungs
reproduce by xerography	force or drive out
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings	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