kick out
verb (tr, adverb)
informal to eject or dismiss
basketball (of a player who has dribbled towards the basket) to pass the ball to a player further away from the basket
noun kickout
basketball an instance of kicking out the ball
(in Gaelic football) a free kick to restart play after a goal or after the ball has gone out of play
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Words nearby kick out
kick in, kick it, kickoff, kick on, kick oneself, kick out, kick over the traces, kick plate, kick pleat, kickshaw, kicksorter
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Example sentences from the Web for kick out
And the disappointment came in an endless series of Thunder pull-up jumpers and kick-out jumpers and layups late in the game.
How the Oklahoma City Thunder Out-Heated the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals|Jesse Singal|June 13, 2012|DAILY BEASTIt was of no account that the kick-out (for the touchdown had been made well toward the corner of the field) was bungled.
Frank Armstrong at College|Matthew M. Colton
Idioms and Phrases with kick out
kick out
Also, boot out. Throw out, dismiss, especially ignominiously. For example, George said they'd been kicked out of the country club, or The owner booted them out of the restaurant for being loud and disorderly. This idiom alludes to expelling someone with a kick in the pants. [Late 1600s]
Supply, especially in a sorted fashion, as in The bureau kicked out the precise data for this month's production. [Slang; late 1900s]
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