Oust : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Oust	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Oust
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oust v remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" Synonym(s): oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oust \Oust\, n. See {Oast}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oust \Oust\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ousted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ousting}.] [OF. oster, F. [93]ter, prob. fr. L. obstare to oppose, hence, to forbid, take away. See {Obstacle}, and cf. {Ouster}.] 1. To take away; to remove. Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted. --Sir M. Hale. 2. To eject; to turn out. --Blackstone. From mine own earldom foully ousted me. --Tennyson.