boot out

Kick someone out

Boot out means to force someone to leave, typically from a position, organization, or place.

The phrasing emphasizes abruptness or lack of ceremony: They booted him out after the scandal, She got booted out of the bar for starting a fight.

The image suggests being physically expelled with a kick.

employment

fired

Terminated from employment

dismissed · axed · downsized · discharged · redundant · severance · unemployment · retrenchment · layoff · firing

housing

evicted

Removed from property legally

eviction notice · dispossessed · foreclosure · arrears · unlawful detainer · repossession · vacate · nonpayment · court order · bailiff

forceful

ejected

Forcibly removed

removed · dislodged · uprooted · purged · deported · exiled · shown the door · bounced

political

ousted

Removed from position

overthrown · toppled · supplanted · coup · impeached · recalled · forced resignation · purged · regime change · abdicated

social

excluded

Shut out, denied entry

banned · barred · expelled · excommunicated · cold-shouldered · snubbed · rejected · spurned · disowned · unfriended

Categories
Opposites
inclusion vs. exclusion

boot outlet in

Permit entry

admit · take in · bring in · accept · include

welcoming vs. rejecting

boot outwelcome

Hospitable greeting offered

roll out the red carpet · embrace · greet · shelter · harbor

Family

boot, out, outing, boots, outs, booted, reboot, outed, booting

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G