Evict - English meaning

phrasal verb

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

To throw something away

Usage examples:

I've chucked out all my old clothes.

verb

Knock or force out of position.

Usage examples:

The hoofs of their horses dislodged loose stones

verb

To force someone or something from a place or position

Usage examples:

Heavy rains have dislodged big slabs of sidewalk in front of the school., it took a professional tr…

verb

Deprive (someone) of land, property, or other possessions.

Usage examples:

They were dispossessed of lands and properties during the reformation

verb

To force someone to give up the possession of a house, land, or other property

Usage examples:

Many people were dispossessed of their homes during the war.

phrasal verb

Force or drive out

verb

In golf, to hit a ball with force from the tee further than someone else

Usage examples:

Although she was being outdriven on almost every hole, her short game was excellent and she won rel…

verb

Force or throw (something) out in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

Lumps of viscous lava were ejected from the volcano

verb

Put out or expel from a place

verb

To force someone to leave a particular place, or to send out something quickly and often with force

Usage examples:

It was difficult to eject squatters from the abandoned building., very seldom do you see any player…

verb

Officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization.

Usage examples:

She was expelled from school

Eliminate

verb

To force someone to leave a country, organization, or school

Usage examples:

He was expelled from school for his continued bad behavior.

verb

(of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit.

Usage examples:

Their assets were expropriated by the government

verb

To take and keep money or property belonging to someone else

verb

If a government expropriates property, it takes it for public use, sometimes without payment to the owner

Usage examples:

The new regime wiped out organized crime and vice, expropriated factories and built new ones, setti…

verb

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Usage examples:

The reformists were ousted from power

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises

noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Usage examples:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane

collocation

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

Discard something as unwanted.

Usage examples:

I threw out all the old torn clothes

phrasal verb

(of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject something brought before it.

Usage examples:

The charges were thrown out by the magistrate