chuck (out)

verb

Definition of chuck (out)next
as in to boot (out)

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  1. kick out
  2. lay off
  3. throw out
  4. unseat
Verb
  • The individual was reportedly kicked out of the venue.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The roommates worked at an after school program in the city, though one of them was kicked out for giving a kid a some wine.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of kick out
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  • On May 24th, the company made the difficult decision to lay off 86 employees.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Last February, as part of that austerity drive, the company laid off about 3% of its workforce.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of lay off
Verb
  • More:Supreme Court throws out multi-billion dollar settlement with Purdue over opioid crisis In June, the Supreme Court threw out a major bankruptcy settlement for Purdue Pharma that had shielded the Sackler family behind the company's drug marketing from future damages.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In Madigan’s case, U.S. District John Robert Blakey has repeatedly shot down defense efforts to throw out or curtail the AT&T part of the case, which is just one charge in a 23-count indictment against the former speaker.
    Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of throw out
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  • This new Speedmaster Pilot, priced at $9,500 in the US and £8,900 in the UK, might just unseat both as the most exciting Speedmaster of 2024.
    Chris Hall, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
  • At those estimates, the follow-up to 2021’s Pushpa – The Rise unseats the previous record-holder for top India and global bows, 2017’s Baahubali: The Conclusion.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of unseat
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“Chuck (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuck%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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