chuck out
Toss the garbage
Chuck out is an informal phrasal verb meaning to throw away or dispose of something unwanted.
I finally chucked out all those old magazines.
It extends to ejecting a person from a place, often forcibly or unceremoniously: The bouncer chucked him out for starting a fight.
British speakers use it more frequently than Americans, who might prefer throw out or toss.
Remove as unwanted
- tossLight, casual throw
- dumpWaste disposal site
- get rid ofEliminate or discard
- dispose ofEliminate or discard something
ditch · bin · trash · junk · scrap · declutter · purge · jettison
Remove from position
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- ejectThrow out forcibly
- removeTake something away
- bounceSpring back after impact
show the door · send packing · give the boot · evict · banish · dismiss · exclude · bar
throw away
Remove as unwanted
- tossLight, casual throw
- dumpWaste disposal site
- get rid ofEliminate or discard
dispose of · ditch · bin · trash · junk · scrap · declutter · purge · jettison · discard
oust
Remove from position
bounce · show the door · send packing · give the boot · evict · banish · dismiss · exclude · bar