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boot or an animal out

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boot someone or an animal out

 and kick someone or an animal out 

1. Lit. to send or remove someone or an animal from a place forcefully, often by kicking. I kicked the cat out and then went to bed. Tom kicked out the dog.

2. Fig. to force someone or something to leave some place. We booted out the people who didn't belong there. The doorman booted the kid out.

See also: animal, boot, out