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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The saving grace: Millennials will get a kick out of the casting. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024 Television Ellen DeGeneres riffs on getting ‘kicked out’ of showbiz after toxic-culture allegations April 26, 2024 Still, this move could be an empowering one for DeGeneres. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 But in 2014, Amira Hass, Haaretz’s correspondent in Ramallah and a vociferous critic of the Israeli occupation, was kicked out of an event at Bir Zeit University by two professors. Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024 Further complicating matters is the arrival of Fiyero Tigelaar (Jonathan Bailey), an airhead good-time prince who has been kicked out of several schools and is now trying his luck at Shiz. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024 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 1 Dec. 2024.

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