Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To force someone or something to leave a place; to expel or eject. This meaning focuses on removal from a location, often due to unacceptable behavior or condition.
   • To discard or throw away something. This meaning focuses on getting rid of an unwanted item.

Usage

• The verb chuck out is informal and often used in spoken English.
• It typically requires a direct object (the thing or person being removed).
• It can be used in both literal (physical removal) and figurative (rejection of ideas) contexts.

Examples

• Expelling a person or thing:
  • The bouncer will chuck out anyone who causes trouble.
  • We had to chuck out the old sofa because it was full of mold.
• Discarding an item:
  • He decided to chuck out all his old magazines.
  • Don't just chuck out that letter; it might be important.

Advanced Usage

• "to chuck someone out of something": To expel someone from a specific place or group.
  • The committee voted to chuck him out of the club for breaking the rules.
• Used in passive voice to describe the state of being removed.
  • He was chucked out of the bar for being too loud.

Variants and Related Words

• Chuck (verb): A more general informal term meaning to throw carelessly or to discard.
  • He chucked the ball across the yard.
  • Just chuck it in the bin.
• Throw out (phrasal verb): A very close synonym with identical core meanings (expel, discard).

Synonyms

• Expel: To force someone to leave a place, especially a school or organization (more formal).
• Eject: To force or throw something out, often used in physical or technical contexts.
• Discard: To get rid of something that is no longer useful or desirable.
• Dispose of: To throw away or get rid of something (often implies proper method).

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Kick out: An informal synonym almost identical in meaning and usage to the "expel" sense of chuck out.
  • His parents threatened to kick him out if he didn't get a job.
• Throw away: A close synonym for the "discard" sense of chuck out.
  • You shouldn't throw away that opportunity.

Related Idioms

• To get the chuck: (British, informal) To be dismissed from one's job.
  • He got the chuck after the company restructured.
• Chuck it down: (British, informal) To rain very heavily.
  • Take an umbrella; it's chucking it down outside.

Verb

1. put out or expel from a place
   • The unruly student was excluded from the game
2. throw or cast away
   • Put away your worries