drive off

v 1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric

meanings; "Drive away potential burglars'; "drive away

bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts" [syn: {chase away}, {drive

out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {dispel}, {run off}]

2: force or drive back; "repel the attacker" [syn: {repel}, {repulse},

{fight off}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]