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turn back vs shoo

shoo vs turn back

turn back and shoo both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn back No No Yes No
shoo No No Yes No
As verbs, shoo is a hyponym of turn back; that is, shoo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn back:
  • turn back: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
  • shoo: drive away by crying `shoo!'
Other hyponyms of turn back include fire, clear the air, banish, shoo away, shoo off.
turn back (verb) shoo (verb)
go back to a previous state drive away by crying `shoo!'
turn inside out or upside down
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
retrace one's course
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Difference between turn back and shoo

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