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run off vs shoo

shoo vs run off

run off and shoo both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
run off No No Yes No
shoo No No Yes No
As verbs, shoo is a hyponym of run off; that is, shoo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than run off:
  • run off: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
  • shoo: drive away by crying `shoo!'
Other hyponyms of run off include fire, clear the air, banish, shoo away, shoo off.
run off (verb) shoo (verb)
decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff drive away by crying `shoo!'
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
Difference between run off and shoo

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