kick out

verb

kicked out; kicking out; kicks out

transitive verb

: to dismiss or eject forcefully or summarily

Examples of kick out in a Sentence

kicked out of the game for using bad language
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Åberg also gets a kick out of discovering DJs from all over the world. Mike Dojc, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Johnny gets a kick out of her attempts to replicate what is probably a CGI image of a girl lying on the beach in full mermaid garb. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025 The president’s voters will shed few tears for federal workers kicked out of their jobs with little notice and less compensation. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025 The process has created a game of ping pong between department heads, professors, and the administration where course descriptions and course titles were edited and certain terms were kicked out over months of meetings, phone calls, spreadsheets, and emails. Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kick out

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kick out was in 1697

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“Kick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20out. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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