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to kick-out

to kick-out

1 4.0
To force someone to leave a place, group or job
  • phrasal verb
  • /kɪk aʊt/
: echar a
  • So what did you do to get kicked out of school?

You know, Afghans have never kicked out anyone by force.

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Examples

  • All right, if you guys get kicked out, you can come back after hours with us.

  • I just don't want to get kicked out of med school 'cause he's about to rat on all of us.

    Someone's Knocking at the Door (2009)

  • And because I did not report them, I was kicked out and sent home with them.

    Tim Ferriss

  • And so like I got kicked out of high school and were you bad?

    Theo Von

  • Are you trying to get me kicked out of this place?

    After We Collided (2020)

  • Do you want me to get kicked out of the army?

    Gunga Din (1939)

  • My family was denied service and kicked out of a restaurant.

  • We got kicked out of the Applebee's.

  • I was wrongfully kicked out of school, and I'm making a movie to prove my innocence.

    Inside the Rain (2020)

  • He was caught cheating on the exam and was kicked out of the school.

Synonyms

to kick out
vsto kick-out
524 3.0

Force someone to leave a place or group

is the same action often done against someone's will
to move out
vsto kick-out
472 2.8

To make someone or something leave a place

is more forceful and often sudden compared with merely moving someone
to throw out
vsto kick-out
376 3.0

To force someone to leave a place, job, or group

focuses more on sudden or forced removal rather than general removal
to expel
vsto kick-out
188 5.0

Force someone to leave a place, such as a school or country, often by official order

is broader and can be informal as well as official
to send away
vsto kick-out
129 3.0

Make someone leave a job or group because of a problem

is broader, including sudden personal removals outside jobs
to drive out
vsto kick-out
124 3.8

Force someone or something to leave a place

is more focused on sudden personal expulsion rather than wider pressure
to evict
vsto kick-out
87 4.6

To make someone leave a house or land by court order

is less legal and applies to many social or work contexts
to force out
vsto kick-out
72 4.4

To make someone leave a job by pressure or threats

is similar but highlights suddenness rather than method of pressure
to cast out
vsto kick-out
50 6.2

Force someone to leave a group or place because others reject them

is more focused on sudden forced departure rather than moral rejection
to eject
vsto kick-out
47 4.2

Force someone to leave a place

is often about sudden removal rather than the method used
to send someone packing
vsto kick-out
  • Informal
24 7.9

Make someone leave quickly and forcefully

is more neutral, focusing on removal rather than the message sent
to kick to the curb
vsto kick-out
  • Informal
21 8.6

Get rid of someone or something you no longer want

is similar but includes formal and public removals as well
to boot out
vsto kick-out
  • Informal
20 5.8

Force someone to leave a job or organization suddenly

is similar but can also cover formal organizational removal
to turn out
vsto kick-out
  • Informal
18 4.9

To make someone leave a place

is about sudden forced removal rather than formal legal action
to clean out
vsto kick-out
  • Informal
17 3.6

Remove people completely from a place or group because they are unwanted

is similar but focuses more on sudden personal expulsion
to give (someone) the boot
vsto kick-out
  • Informal
12 7.4

To stop someone from working at their job, usually because of bad work or behavior

is similar but not limited to employment situations
to bounce
vsto kick-out
  • Informal
10 7.0

To force someone to leave a place like a bar or club

is more general, covering jobs, groups, and other places
to drum out
vsto kick-out
10 7.4

Make someone leave a group or job in a public, shameful way

is less about public shame and more about the act of removal
to turf
vsto kick-out
  • UK
4 7.0

To force someone out of a place or job

stresses sudden removal but also fits informal situations
to chuck out
vsto kick-out
  • UK
4 5.0

To force someone to leave a place usually because they cause trouble

is more about sudden personal expulsion rather than general disposal
to rout out
vsto kick-out
3 7.1

To force someone or something out of a place by searching

is broader and may not involve searching or formal authority
to turf out
vsto kick-out
  • UK
1 8.2

Force someone to leave a place or job

is broader, applying to groups, jobs, or places rather than only force
to sack someone
vsto kick-out
  • UK
4.8

To stop employing someone, often suddenly as punishment

is broader, applying to places and groups as well as jobs
to send packing
vsto kick-out
  • Informal
6.5

To make someone leave quickly to show they are not wanted

is similar but can lack the clear public rejection element
to kick someone to the curb
vsto kick-out
  • Informal
9.4

Suddenly stop seeing or talking to someone

is more general, covering groups, jobs, and places beyond relationships

Antonyms

to retain
291 3.4

To keep having something such as a job or possession

to admit
168 1.6

Allow someone to enter a place

How Forceful

to expel
188 5.0
to evict
87 4.6
to oust
70 6.2
to kick-out
1 4.0
to send someone packing
  • Informal
24 7.9
to dismiss
87 3.3
to remove
∞ 1.5

Surface Forms

kick-out infinitive
kicked-out past
kicked-out past participle
kicking-out present participle
kick-outs third person singular

Morphology

kick-out = kick + out (transparent) = kick + out

The verb is the straightforward phrasal verb 'kick out' meaning 'to force someone to leave', which is a productive and transparent formation.

Etymology

To kick-out is made from kick 'to push or strike with the foot' and out 'away', so to kick-out someone is to force them to leave quickly or against their will.