# chuck out

CEFR B1 · Phrasal verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/chuck-out
Updated: 2026-04-24

## Definition

to throw something away because you do not want it anymore. You can also use this when a person is forced to leave a place.

For teachers: to discard an unwanted item; by extension, to forcibly eject a person from a venue or organization. Highly informal register.

## Examples

- I need to chuck out these old magazines.
- The security guard had to chuck out the man for shouting during the movie.
- After the audit revealed several discrepancies, the committee decided to chuck out the previous year's financial reports and start over.

## Pitfalls

- Not "I chucked out it." but "I chucked it out." — when the object is a pronoun like 'it' or 'them', it must go between the verb and the particle.

## Usage notes

- very common in British English; the object can go before or after 'out'.
- Teaching tip: this is a more casual, colorful alternative to 'throw away' or 'discard'; it captures the physical motion of throwing something carelessly.

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