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shoo away vs run off

run off vs shoo away

shoo away and run off both are verbs.

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

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