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
Recent Examples on the Web As recounted in droll, sardonic voice-over by envious B-teamer Lisa (Marla Sokoloff, who serves the Keyser Soze narration role with verve and bitchiness), their leader — the sweet, slightly dim Diane — was kicked out of her home by her parents after getting pregnant. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024 Because of his election denialism, he's been kicked off a lot of TV networks, he's been kicked out of a lot of the big stores around the US. Leah Feiger, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024 Raised in an upper-middle-class home in Redondo Beach, the daughter of an aeronautical engineer, Fromme was kicked out of her house as a teenager and met Manson on Venice Beach in 1967. Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024 Fatah, the Palestinian political party then governed both the West Bank and the Gaza enclave at the time, was violently kicked out of the latter territory, following Hamas’ election win in the Strip in 2006. Natasha Turak, CNBC, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for kick out 

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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 22 Aug. 2024.

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