to chuck out
1
5.0
- phrasal verb
- /tʃʌk aʊt/
- UK
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- Mr. Cobb will chuck you out.
And they, they, they chucked me out for threatening behaviour.
- And they, they, they chucked me out for threatening behaviour.
- And this is one of the things for me, why did they Chuck out the pandemic preparations that they had in place?
- I mean I remember that just stood outside the local nightclub in Glossop and a guy came out, had been chucked out and he chucked chucked this rock through the through the window.
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
∞
1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
∞
1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
948
1.9
To remove something from a place or container
541
2.6
To drop or throw things away in a careless way
512
3.0
Force someone to leave a place or group
477
1.8
To get rid of something you do not want, for example by putting it in the bin
234
4.4
To abandon a person, plan, or thing suddenly
202
1.8
To put something in the trash because you do not want it
194
5.0
Force someone to leave a place, such as a school or country, often by official order
149
3.4
Get rid of something by throwing it away, selling it, or giving it to someone
131
3.5
To get rid of something you do not need
130
2.7
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
91
3.1
Remove all things from a place so it becomes empty
70
3.8
Force someone or something to leave a place
57
4.2
To throw something away carelessly
51
4.5
Force unwanted people or things out of a place, often using water
49
6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
46
4.4
To make someone leave a job by pressure or threats
39
2.7
To throw away things you do not want
37
3.8
To remove unwanted people or things from a group
34
1.0
To throw away something you no longer want
32
4.2
Force someone to leave a place
31
1.3
To carry the garbage from your home to an outside bin for collection
31
6.2
Force someone to leave a group or place because others reject them
30
3.7
To throw away something that is no longer useful
29
7.8
Throw things from a ship or plane to make it lighter
15
5.8
Force someone to leave a job or organization suddenly
12
9.4
Suddenly stop seeing or talking to someone
10
4.9
To make someone leave a place
10
3.6
Remove people completely from a place or group because they are unwanted
7
8.6
Get rid of someone or something you no longer want
5
2.0
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
4
4.1
To throw away things you no longer want
4
7.9
Make someone leave quickly and forcefully
1
6.0
To reject or get rid of something no longer needed
1
7.1
To force someone or something out of a place by searching
1
8.2
Force someone to leave a place or job
Antonyms
How Forceful
194
5.0
77
4.6
- UK
1
5.0
236
3.0
- Informal
6
6.7
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'.