drive off



drive off

to leave somewhere, driving a vehicle. She got in her car and drove off. Please don't drive off and leave me!
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drive someone or something off

to repel or chase away someone or something. The campers drove the cows off before the animals trampled the tents. They drove off the cows.
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drive off

v.
1. To leave a place in a vehicle: I got in my car and drove off.
2. To repel someone or something: We drove the bugs off with fly swatters. The police drove off the angry crowd with tear gas.
3. To hit a golf ball off something, especially a tee, at the start of a hole: I drove off the tee and ended up in a sand trap.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Abd Al-Kader-Arabic
Ekua-Western African, Akan
Vlastimir-Serbian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Shihab-Arabic
Pelagiyapye-lah-GEE-yah, pee-lah-GEE-yahRussian
Milodrag-Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)