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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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Harry Potter Thestral Family Building Toy Potterheads will get a kick out of this Harry Potter Lego set with adult and baby Thestral models from Order of the Phoenix. Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025 After learning of his mom Dorothy’s death in the season 2 premiere, Tommy brings Cooper — who has just been broken up with and kicked out of the house by his girlfriend Ariana (Paulina Chávez) — along with him to plan her funeral. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025 But the number of people actually getting kicked out of their homes is dropping, in large part due to a free tenant legal representation initiative launched several years ago, according to the 2024 Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom’s eviction report. Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025 Russian rewards On the flip side, Russia would be readmitted to the Group of Seven, or G7, which would once again become the G8 for the first time since it was kicked out in 2014 after Putin annexed Crimea. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 21 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 2025.

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