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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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