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Definitions from WordNet

Verb shoo has 1 sense
  1. shoo off, shoo, shoo away - drive away by crying `shoo!'
    --1 is one way to chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody

Definitions from the Web

Shoos

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: To urge or compel someone or something to leave or go away.

Senses:

  1. To dismiss or send someone away forcefully.
  2. To drive away or scare off an animal or unwanted visitors.
  3. To guide or direct someone or something away from a particular place.

Examples:

Sense 1:

  • After causing a disturbance, the unruly guests were shoosed out of the party.
  • She quickly shooed away the persistent salesperson from her doorstep.

Sense 2:

  • The farmer used a stick to shoo the birds away from his crops.
  • Our neighbor's barking dog always needs to be shooed off our property.

Sense 3:

  • The crossing guard has the responsibility to shoo the schoolchildren across the street safely.
  • The tour guide shooed the tourists towards the museum entrance.

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