kick out

verb

kicked out; kicking out; kicks out

transitive verb

: to dismiss or eject forcefully or summarily

Synonyms

• banish
• boot (out)
• bounce
• cast out
• chase
• dismiss
• drum (out)
• eject
• expel
• extrude
• oust
• out
• rout
• run off
• throw out
• turf (out) [chiefly British]
• turn out

Examples of kick out in a Sentence

kicked out of the game for using bad language

Recent Examples on the Web

Though Hargitay and Meloni are both married, the friends seem to get a kick out of riling up their fanbase, many of whom ship their Law & Order characters, Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, or even the actors themselves. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Apr. 2025

Binod was kicked out of Bhutan at 4 or 5 years old and lived for over a decade in a refugee camp in Nepal before coming to Idaho in his early 20s, his wife and lawyer told the Idaho Statesman. —Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025

In one video, somebody was kicked out for holding up a live chicken. —Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025

Those of us who grew up watching movies with lovable misfit underdogs, like Cool Runnings or The Mighty Ducks might get a kick out of this Thai film streaming on Netflix. —Devonne Goode, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kick out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout