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run off vs shoo away

shoo away vs run off

run off and shoo away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
run off No No Yes No
shoo away No No Yes No
As verbs, shoo away is a hyponym of run off; that is, shoo away 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 away: drive away by crying `shoo!'
Other hyponyms of run off include fire, clear the air, banish, shoo, shoo off.
run off (verb) shoo away (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 away

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