shoo

Everyday

1. interjection A word said to make animals or people go away. tree →
2. verb To make someone or something leave by waving your arms and saying «shoo». tree →
3. (informal) shoo-in Someone sure to win. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday: shooing a cat from the kitchen, shooing birds off the picnic. In stories, a cross gran shoos children outside. Phrases: «shoo away», «shoo off», «a shoo-in».

Examples

• "Shoo!" shouted Gran at the pigeons. tree →
• Mum shooed the dog off the sofa. tree →
• We shooed the wasps away from our lunch. tree →
• The teacher shooed us outside into the sunshine. tree →
• She's a shoo-in for the captain's job. tree →
• Shoo, cat, get out of the kitchen! tree →
• They fed the man, and during his feeding Fionn had been shooed from the door as if he were a chicken. tree →

Note

Sounds like «shoe» — homophone trap: «shoe» is what you wear. Past «shooed». Informal.