nnoun.actthe act of ejecting someone or forcing them outSynset:ouster
Derivationally Related Form:oust
Hypernyms:ejection exclusion expulsion riddance
Inherited Hypernyms:ousterejectionbanishmentrejectionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:depositiondethronement
vverb.socialremove from a position or officeSynset:boot out drum out expel kick out oust throw out
Examples:- The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
Derivationally Related Form:expulsionoustingouster
Hypernyms:remove
Inherited Hypernyms:oustremove
Direct Hyponyms:deposeexcommunicateforce out
Full Troponyms:deposeexcommunicateoverthrowrevolutionize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.socialremove and replaceExamples:- The word processor has ousted the typewriter
Hypernyms:replace supersede supervene upon supplant
Inherited Hypernyms:oustsupplantsucceed
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody