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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Hampshire engaged regularly with Yang on Andrew's behalf on a regular basis but Yang has since been kicked out of Britain. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 Williams has just been kicked out of boy band Take That and finds himself on the precipice of stardom or obscurity. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025 The surviving victim told police that Navarro lived at the home and there had been a dispute about him getting kicked out prior to the shooting, according to a police probable cause affidavit. Christine Pelisek, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025 He almost got kicked out for breaking the rules in the computer lab. Lee Cowan, CBS News, 2 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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