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shoo away vs drive out

drive out vs shoo away

shoo away and drive out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoo away No No Yes No
drive out No No Yes No
As verbs, drive out is a hypernym of shoo away; that is, drive out is a word with a broader meaning than shoo away:
  • shoo away: drive away by crying `shoo!'
  • drive out: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Other hypernyms of shoo away include chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, run off, turn back.
shoo away (verb) drive out (verb)
drive away by crying `shoo!' clear out the chest and lungs
force or drive out
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Difference between shoo away and drive out

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