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run off vs shoo off

shoo off vs run off

run off and shoo off both are verbs.

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

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