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 Another was kicked out of the house in high school. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 When Eden shows up with $500 worth of sushi after visiting hours, she’s kicked out. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2024 In churches and Christian schools, transgender people have been mocked, kicked out and denied communion. Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 May 2024 Strain was last seen by friends on March 8 after he was kicked out of Luke Bryan’s bar and restaurant in Nashville. David Chiu, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 Families, in Illinois and elsewhere, have described their desperation to find a school for children who had been rejected from or kicked out of other schools. Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 17 May 2024 He was kicked out of Arizona State University in 1968 for leading student protests on campus. Daniel Gonzalez, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024 Hours before the Eurovision Song Contest’s finals, the singer representing the Netherlands was kicked out of the competition due to a backstage incident with a crew member. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2024 Ten players had been kicked out in a span of 90 seconds of game action midway through the third period of Florida’s 6-1 win in Game 2 of the best-of-7 Stanley Cup Playoffs series when Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk pointed to Boston’s David Pastrnak on the opposing bench. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024

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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 28 May. 2024.

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