CHUCK OUT


Meaning of CHUCK OUT in English

1.

If you chuck something out , you throw it away, because you do not need it or cannot use it. ( INFORMAL )

Many companies have struggled valiantly to use less energy and chuck out less rubbish.

= throw away

PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , also V n P

2.

If a person is chucked out of a job, a place, or their home, they are forced by other people to leave. ( INFORMAL )

Any head teacher who made errors like this would be chucked out...

I was chucked out of my London flat in 1960...

Her parents are going to chuck her out on the street.

PHRASAL VERB : be V-ed P , be V-ed P of n , V n P

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