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
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The parents told police they had been kicked out of a community shelter. Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025 But even before that arrival, Mitchell was kicked out of the house by her roommates due to her drunken antics and unstable behavior. Breanne L. Heldman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025 Back in 2012, the NCAA also moved kickoffs to the 35-yard line from the 30 in the hope that more balls would be kicked out of play and not returned. Alana Semuels, Time, 20 Oct. 2025 Mighty Bay gets a kick out of my disgust. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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