to chuck out
4
5.0
- phrasal verb
- /tʃʌk aʊt/
- UK
- Mr. Cobb will chuck you out.
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Examples
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Mark chucked him out.
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Are you coming or do I chuck you out?
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But no... ...you were right to chuck me out.
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Until the guards came to chuck me out.
Fiction book (2001) -
We'll get chucked out of there, one of these days.
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I can't just chuck her out.
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And they, they, they chucked me out for threatening behaviour.
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They'll chuck us out.
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The landlord decided to chuck out the tenants for not paying their rent.
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After the party, we had to chuck out all the empty bottles and cans.
Synonyms
∞
1.9
To remove something from a place or container
∞
1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
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1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
688
2.6
To drop or throw things away in a careless way
563
1.8
To get rid of something you do not want, for example by putting it in the bin
524
3.0
Force someone to leave a place or group
361
1.8
To put something in the trash because you do not want it
248
4.4
To abandon a person, plan, or thing suddenly
194
3.1
Remove all things from a place so it becomes empty
188
5.0
Force someone to leave a place, such as a school or country, often by official order
153
3.4
Get rid of something by throwing it away, selling it, or giving it to someone
124
3.8
Force someone or something to leave a place
100
2.7
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
85
3.5
To get rid of something you do not need
72
4.4
To make someone leave a job by pressure or threats
67
3.7
To throw away something that is no longer useful
67
2.7
To throw away things you do not want
66
4.2
To throw something away carelessly
62
6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
59
4.5
Force unwanted people or things out of a place, often using water
50
6.2
Force someone to leave a group or place because others reject them
47
4.2
Force someone to leave a place
31
7.8
Throw things from a ship or plane to make it lighter
27
3.8
To remove unwanted people or things from a group
24
7.9
Make someone leave quickly and forcefully
21
8.6
Get rid of someone or something you no longer want
20
5.8
Force someone to leave a job or organization suddenly
19
1.3
To carry the garbage from your home to an outside bin for collection
18
4.9
To make someone leave a place
17
3.6
Remove people completely from a place or group because they are unwanted
13
1.0
To throw away something you no longer want
11
2.0
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
10
4.1
To throw away things you no longer want
3
7.1
To force someone or something out of a place by searching
2
6.0
To reject or get rid of something no longer needed
1
8.2
Force someone to leave a place or job
Suddenly stop seeing or talking to someone
Antonyms
How Forceful
188
5.0
87
4.6
- UK
4
5.0
376
3.0
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to force someone to leave; to dispose of by throwing away' follows directly from 'chuck' (to throw casually) combined with 'out' (away/from the interior). This is a common verb + out pattern signalling removal or expulsion, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrasal verb chuck out comes from the image of pushing a person out the door as if you were throwing something away. To chuck someone out is like giving them a rough push outside, so it means 'force someone to leave'.