kick out

verb

kicked out; kicking out; kicks out
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transitive verb

: to dismiss or eject forcefully or summarily

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Examples of kick out in a Sentence

kicked out of the game for using bad language
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The goal came some 40 seconds after Blackhawks goalie Spencer Knight kicked out his left pad to foil Neal Pionk's attempt to convert Mark Scheifele's cross-ice pass on a two-on-one break. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Then, her son was kicked out of school over behavioral issues. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026 In an early scene, Misty is jolted awake by the man’s furious widow, Celine (Amy Landecker), who has just discovered the apartment on her husband’s ledgers and is intent on kicking out his mistress. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 The group contends that word bans — which can lead to people who use those words getting kicked out of meetings and potentially barred from future ones — violate First Amendment protections of free speech. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kick out

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 Oct. 2026.

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