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121chase away — verb 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 • Syn: ↑drive out, ↑turn back, ↑ …
122clear the air — verb dispel differences or negative emotions The group called a meeting to finally clear the air • Hypernyms: ↑chase away, ↑drive out, ↑turn back, ↑drive away, ↑dispel, ↑drive off, ↑run off …
123drive away — verb force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 1) Drive away potential burglars drive away bad thoughts dispel doubts The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers • Syn: ↑chase away, ↑ …
124drive off — verb force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 2) Drive away potential burglars drive away bad thoughts dispel doubts The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers • Syn: ↑chase away, ↑ …
125run off — verb 1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along (Freq. 2) The thief made off with our silver the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe • Syn: ↑abscond, ↑bolt, ↑absquatulate, ↑decamp, ↑ …
126turn back — verb 1. retrace one s course (Freq. 7) The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back • Syn: ↑backtrack, ↑double back • Hypernyms: ↑return • Verb Frames …
127scat´ter|er — scat|ter «SKAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to throw here and there; sprinkle: »The farmer scattered corn for the chickens. Scatter ashes on the icy sidewalk. SYNONYM(S): strew, sow. 2. to distribute here and there: »So long as works of art are… …
128scat|ter — «SKAT uhr», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to throw here and there; sprinkle: »The farmer scattered corn for the chickens. Scatter ashes on the icy sidewalk. SYNONYM(S): strew, sow. 2. to distribute here and there: »So long as works of art are scattered… …
