chuck out
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Definition
- 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
- put out or expel from a place
- The unruly student was excluded from the game
- throw or cast away
- Put away your worries