kick out

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kick out

verb kicks out · kicking out · kicked out

  1. idiomatic, transitive To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something). They will kick out a disruptive patron.

    Similar: boot out

  2. idiomatic, intransitive To stop, stall, or disconnect suddenly. I was driving and the motor just kicked out.
  3. To perform a kickout.
  4. US, slang To improvise music.

Similar: chase off, discharge, dismiss, drive out, eject, evict, exclude, expel, force out, hand someone his hat, kick out, oust, put out, send about one's business, send someone packing, shoo, throw out, toss, turf out · Opposite: leave, accept, harbor, invite, shelter, welcome

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verb eject, throw out, or forcefully remove

Españolechar, poner de patitas en la calle, botar
日本語追い出す oidasu
中文趕走 /赶走 gǎnzǒu
Portuguêsexpulsar
Françaisfoutre dehors, mettre à la porte, câlisser dehors, crisser dehors
Deutschrauswerfen, rausschmeißen
Italianocacciare via in malo modo
Ελληνικάβγάζω vgázo
Românăda afară
Русскийвышвы́ривать vyšvýrivatʹ, вы́швырнуть výšvyrnutʹ, выгоня́ть пинка́ми vygonjátʹ pinkámi, вы́гнать пинка́ми výgnatʹ pinkámi

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@misc{kick_out_2026,
  title = {kick out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kick%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}