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English verb: boot out | |||
| 1. | boot out (social) remove from a position or office | ||
| Samples | The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds. | ||
| Synonyms | drum out, expel, kick out, oust, throw out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | depose, excommunicate, force out | ||
| 2. | boot out (contact) put out or expel from a place | ||
| Samples | The unruly student was excluded from the game. | ||
| Synonyms | chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bounce, evict, evict, exorcise, exorcize, force out, show the door | ||
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