kick out

verb

kicked out; kicking out; kicks out
Synonyms of kick outnext

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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Everybody remembers the shot, but that rebound for the kick out was amazing. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026 Now, however, Rebecca says her parents get a kick out of watching her kids compete. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026 Production declined by 75% between 2013 and 2020, according to the Financial Times, after successive Chavismo regimes nationalized the oil companies there, kicked out foreign oil drilling expertise, and triggered a flight of its own drilling specialists. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026 Chiwetel Ejiofor’s movie follows the titular boy (Maxwell Simba) who is kicked out of school because his parents can’t afford tuition. Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026 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 10 Jan. 2026.

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