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 Police said he was kicked out of the bar, but then repeatedly tried to get back in. The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024 Hemphill had been kicked out of the house several weeks ago, his mother told police. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2024 Harris said fiscal responsibility has not been a main driver for candidates being elected or kicked out of office. Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024 Fans of the 1991 version will get a kick out of the late-in-the-film cameo by one of that movie’s leading players. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024 The other dancers can’t help getting a kick out of the kook who’s boosting box office for everyone. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024 The social justice committee member was ultimately kicked out of the meeting. Ashley Killough, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024 The Jayhawks set up many of those 3s by drawing the defense inside and kicking out to shooters. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024 Strain, of Springfield, Missouri, had been missing for two weeks after he was last seen about 10 p.m. March 8 when he was kicked out of Luke’s 32 Bridge Bar at 301 Broadway, a downtown Nashville bar owned by country star Luke Bryan, according to Nashville police. Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 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 1 May. 2024.

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