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 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 The student who directed the noises at the Black grad student has reportedly been kicked out of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity following the circulation of the video online. Melissa Noel, Essence, 6 May 2024 Now, Niger has kicked out both countries and brought Russia in. Elian Peltier, New York Times, 4 May 2024 In addition to the impending departure from Niger, U.S. troops have also left Chad in recent days, while French forces have been kicked out of Mali and Burkina Faso. Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024 The group first landed in a home in the city's Boston Edison district; but was kicked out within a year due to neighborhood complaints, said Laura Kennedy, archivist with the Detroit Public Library Burton Historical Collection. Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024 The defense argued for life in prison without parole, saying Thursday morning that Elders’ actions came after a lifetime of drug addiction and going in and out of jails and prisons, being kicked out of his family home as a teenager and not receiving support from family members. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024 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

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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 15 May. 2024.

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