Drive off and Start

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Drive off

Drive off verb - Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.
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Start is an antonym for drive off in defeat overwhelmingly topic.

Start

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).
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Drive off is an antonym for start.
Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup
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  • Film / Close Encounters of the Third Kind Taking the Kids: When Roy start acting really crazy, his wife takes the kids and they drive off to her sister's.
    Source: Film / Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • Western Animation / King of the Hill My Car Hates Me: Hank is about to be mowed down by a train in "Chasing Bobby" but desperately tries to start his old truck so he can drive off the train tracks.
    Source: Western Animation / King of the Hill
  • Series / Touch As Lucy and Amelia drive off to parts unknown, ready to make a fresh start, they see a trio of Aster Corp.
    Source: Series / Touch
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