hoof out
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
Make someone leave by kicking them out
Literal meaning: To strike with a hoof and send something or someone flying outward
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To forcibly eject or remove someone from a place or position
"The bouncers hoofed out the rowdy group before things got out of hand."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Informal British English. The image is of using one's hoof (like a horse's kick) to boot someone out. Less common than 'kick out' or 'boot out', but understood in British contexts. Can also rarely mean to literally kick a ball far.
Commonly used with
troublemaker tenant guest member player
Forms
Base
hoof out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hoofs out
he/she/it
Past simple
hoofed out
yesterday
Past participle
hoofed out
have + pp
-ing form
hoofing out
continuous
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