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Definitions for Oust

[1] to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
[2] Law . to eject or evict; dispossess.
[3] to force out of a position or place; supplant or expel
[4] property law to deprive (a person) of the possession of land

Words related to Oust

fire, topple, eject, depose, sack, dislodge, remove, lose, unseat, evict, dethrone, bereave, relegate, disinherit, ostracize, rob, displace, bounce, deprive, dispossess

Words nearby Oust

ourself, ourselves, ouse, ousel, ouspensky, oust, ouster, out, out and about, out and away, out at the elbows

Origin of Oust

1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French ouster to remove, Old French oster < Latin obstāre to stand in the way, oppose (ob- ob- + stāre to stand)

Other words from Oust

un·oust·ed , adjective

Word origin for Oust

C16: from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin obstāre to withstand, from ob- against + stāre to stand

Synonyms for Oust

depose, dethrone, dislodge, drive out, eject, evict, fire, force out, let go, lose, remove, sack, topple, unseat, banish, bereave, bounce, chase, deprive, discharge, disinherit, displace, dispossess, divest, ostracize, relegate, rob, transport, boot out, bundle off, cast out, expulse, give the 1-2-3, kick out, lay off, pack off, pink slip, send packing, show the door, throw out, turn out