1
[ verb ] force to leave or move out

Synonyms

expel kick_out

Examples

"He was expelled from his native country"

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

Hieronymus , like Piepsam , makes his protest quite in_vain , and his rejection , though not fatal , is ridiculous and humiliating ; he is simply thrown_out of the shop by the porter .

2
[ verb ] put out or expel from a place

Examples

"The child was expelled from the classroom"

Used in print

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

You would n't have me throw the poor boy out on the street '' , Eileen said when I needled her about it .

3
[ verb ] throw or cast away

Examples

"Put away your worries"

Used in print

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

I opened the window and threw the radish out '' .

4
[ verb ] remove from a position or office

Examples

"The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

Used in print

(Perry Miller "Theodore Parker: Apostasy within Liberalism"...)

Parker insisted upon not resigning , even when the majority wanted him to depart , upon daring the Fellowship to throw him out .

5
[ verb ] bring forward for consideration or acceptance

Synonyms

advance

Examples

"advance an argument"

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

I knew of but one test and I threw it out to her for what it was worth .

Related terms

propose

6
[ verb ] cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

Synonyms

dismiss

Examples

: "This case is dismissed!"

Used in print

(Patrick Dennis, Little Me....)

My plea was unanimously voted_down and `` thrown_out '' .

Related terms

judgment_of_dismissal

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