kick out
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See also: kickout and kick-out
Pronunciation
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Verb
kick out (third-person singular simple present kicks out, present participle kicking out, simple past and past participle kicked out)
- (idiomatic, transitive) To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).
- They will kick out a disruptive patron.
- I got kicked out for eating inside.
- 2011, Cate Noble, Deadly Games:
- I've used her password before to get info for Abe Caldwell. But this time I barely finished downloading when the server kicked me out and wouldn't let me log in again.
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Rules and Regulations:
- Charybdis Point House Rules […]
5. We hold the right to kick your ass out at any time.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To stop, stall, or disconnect suddenly.
- I was driving and the motor just kicked out.
- (surfing) To perform a kickout.
- (1930s, US, slang) To improvise music.
Synonyms
- (remove, expel): boot out
Derived terms
- kickout (noun)
- kick out the jams
Related terms
Translations
eject, throw out, or forcefully remove
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