drive away

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drive away

A security guard uses a flashlight to drive away a raccoon from the trash cans.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To cause someone or something to leave or depart, often by creating an unpleasant or unwelcome situation. This meaning applies to both physical entities and abstract concepts.
    • To repel, dispel, or force into retreat.
Usage
  • The verb 'drive away' is used with a direct object (the person or thing being caused to leave).
  • It often implies using some form of pressure, threat, force, or negative condition to achieve the departure.
  • It can be used in both literal (physical) and figurative (metaphorical) contexts.
Examples
  • Literal (Physical):
    • The loud noise drove away the birds from the garden.
    • Store security drove away the loiterers from the entrance.
  • Figurative (Abstract):
    • His constant negativity drives away potential friends.
    • She tried to drive away her feelings of anxiety by going for a run.
Advanced Usage
  • "to drive away a crowd": to cause a group of people to disperse.
    • The police used water cannons to drive away the protesting crowd.
  • "to drive away business/customers": to cause customers to stop patronizing a business.
    • Poor customer service can drive away even the most loyal clients.
Variants and Related Words
  • Drive off: A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with 'drive away', especially in the context of forcing someone to retreat. (e.g., )
  • Dispel (verb): To make a doubt, feeling, or belief disappear. (e.g., )
  • Repel (verb): To force or drive back; to cause aversion. (e.g., / )
  • Chase away: To pursue in order to force to leave. (e.g., )
Synonyms
  • Dispel
  • Repel
  • Chase away
  • Scatter
  • Turn away
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Drive out: To expel or force to leave a place, often more forcefully or completely than 'drive away'.
    • The revolution aimed to drive out the corrupt government.
  • Drive back: To force to retreat or go back the way they came.
    • The army drove back the enemy forces.
Related Idioms
  • To drive someone to distraction: To annoy someone intensely. (Note: This idiom is related in the sense of causing an unwanted state, but does not mean "to make someone leave".)
    • The constant noise is driving me to distraction.
drive away

A security guard uses a flashlight to drive away a raccoon from the trash cans.

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

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