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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That review concluded in October, and more than 800 service members who were kicked out had their discharges upgraded to honorable. Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Not to be outdone, Ripley kicked out of the Oblivion. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 The Terrapins can kick out for 3s, which led to 12 triples in the win over Iowa. Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 The next year, in April, Lauren filed for divorce, and then, a few months later, she was kicked out of the Buell Theatre. Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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