boot (out)

verb

Definition of boot (out)next
as in to out
to drive or force out the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boot (out)
  1. out
  2. eject
  3. dismiss
  4. cast out
  5. chase
  6. banish
  7. run off
  8. kick out
Verb
  • The new law doesn't prevent teachers from outing students to their parents if they're not coerced.
    Acacia Squires, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The journalist Amelia Gentleman outs prominent members of the male-only Garrick Club, including Civil Service boss Simon Case.
    The Week UK, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of out
Verb
  • They were both ejected from the game and had their Game 5 tickets revoked.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Evans was flagged for unnecessary roughness but not ejected.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of eject
Verb
  • Moments after dismissing the Denver Broncos 31-7 from the opening playoff round Sunday, the Bills already had the Baltimore Ravens on their minds.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • To have the charge dismissed, a person must first plead guilty or no contest, agree to a treatment plan and then successfully complete that program.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of dismiss
Verb
  • So many good people displaced, devastated and cast out all over LA.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Soon enough, that bright banter was cast out for the more edgy rom-coms of the 1970s, like Annie Hall and Harold and Maude.
    Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of cast out
Verb
  • What To Know Berger was walking two of his dogs near the lake when one of them chased a bird onto the ice, and subsequently fell into the water.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Sheriff’s deputies and Volusia County Animal Services officers chased and captured the dogs, who were then confiscated and are being held in quarantine, the statement said.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of chase
Verb
  • Inhumans does not exactly seem like MCU canon as it has more or less been banished from existence, despite attachment to Agents of SHIELD, outside of a brief cameo in Multiverse of Madness for Anson Mount’s Black Bolt (who was promptly murdered).
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • To banish household odors, create natural room scents, carpet powders, reed diffusers, and plug-in refills.
    Linley Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of banish
Verb
  • Helen married King Menelaus of Sparta, then ran off with Paris from Troy, precipitating the 10-year Trojan War as a Greek alliance fought to get Helen back.
    Karl Kirchwey, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Fleury, however, can be seen dragging the woman from her car further into the parking lot before ultimately stealing her winnings and running off.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of run off
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of kick out
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near boot (out)

bootlicks

boot (out)

boots

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Boot (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boot%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Using Bullet Points ( • )

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Top 12 Sophisticated Compliments

Word of the Year 2024 | Polarization

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
white rubber duck stands out in a row of yellow ducks
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.