drive out

Verb
  1. Force to go away;
    Used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (synset 202006752)
    "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
    same as: chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, run off, turn back
    verb group: drive out, force out, rouse, rout out - force or drive out
  2. Force or drive out (synset 202060390)
    "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
    • hunt - chase away, with as with force
    • smoke out - drive out with smoke
    same as: force out, rouse, rout out
    verb group: chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
  3. Clear out the chest and lungs (synset 200577305)
    "This drug expectorates quickly"
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    same as: clear out, expectorate

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