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View synonyms for kick out

kick out

verb

  1. informal.
    to eject or dismiss
  2. basketball (of a player who has dribbled towards the basket) to pass the ball to a player further away from the basket
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. basketball an instance of kicking out the ball
  2. (in Gaelic football) a free kick to restart play after a goal or after the ball has gone out of play
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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A large deployment of Russian troops arrived in the country in January in a sign of deepening ties, a year after French troops fighting insurgents were kicked out of the country.

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In the Inter section Richard had already been kicked out for celebrating Ljungberg's goal, while Kelvin "went bonkers" for Henry's strike but managed to stick around by "speaking a little Italian".

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"I got through for Oasis then kicked out after trying to pay. Cannot bear that this is possibility for Glastonbury now."

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Dishonesty was the most common reason for being kicked out of the police force, followed by sexual offences or misconduct and discriminatory behaviour.

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“Even if you work hard, someone is going to want you kicked out of the country. That doesn’t stop us.”

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