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" [syn: {chase away}, {turn

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

2: force out: "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers" [syn:

{clean out}]

3: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2

A.M." [syn: {rout out}, {force out}, {rouse}]