drive out
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Drive away potential burglars
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- rouse verb group
Sense 2 verb
force or drive out
The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- drive out verb group
Sense 3 verb
clear out the chest and lungs
This drug expectorates quickly
Types & categories
- remove hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | rouse |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | frighten |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clear the air |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | banish |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shoo off |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | drive out |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hunt |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | smoke out |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | remove |