from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
drive out
v 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" [syn: {chase away},
{drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {drive
off}, {run off}]
2: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2
A.M." [syn: {rout out}, {drive out}, {force out}, {rouse}]
3: clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates
quickly" [syn: {expectorate}, {clear out}, {drive out}]