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shoo off vs drive out

drive out vs shoo off

shoo off and drive out both are verbs.

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

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