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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The Seattle Archdiocese in a statement, warned that breaking the confidence of confession is grounds for a priest to be kicked out of the church, essentially reiterating the rules already established for Catholic clergy. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 May 2025 The British angler was fishing Euro-Aqua Lake in Hungary, a private pay lake that is well-known in European carp-fishing circles for kicking out some of the biggest bottom feeders in the world. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025 Some even ask if they’ll get kicked out of his practice for refusing immunizations. Lauran Neergaard, Denver Post, 5 May 2025 The kids will get a kick out of the styles of clothes their mom wore—not to mention the fact that there may be visible proof that Mom was once a baby, toddler, and teen. Laura Broadwell, Parents, 1 May 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 12 May. 2025.

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