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drive out in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
    "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
    chase away  drive out  turn back  drive away  dispel  drive off  run off 
  2. clear out the chest and lungs
    "This drug expectorates quickly"
    expectorate  clear out  drive out 
  3. force or drive out
    "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
    rout out  drive out  force out  rouse 
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drive out in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (idiom) to push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere
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