Meaning

1 senses

  1. (UK, dated, slang)To eject (someone) from an organization.

    Joe was bowler hatted out of the R.A.F. for misconduct.

Origin

Reputed to be from the practice of turning Royal Air Force men out by giving them their bo

Reputed to be from the practice of turning Royal Air Force men out by giving them their bowler hat and telling them to go.

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Forms

bowler hats out, bowler hatting out, bowler hatted out, bowler hatted out
Base formbowler hat out · to bowler hat out
3rd person singularbowler hats out
Present participlebowler hatting out
Past simplebowler hatted out
Past participlebowler hatted out

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybowler hat out
he, she, itbowler hats out

Past simpleLesson

all personsbowler hatted out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bowler hatted out
he, she, ithas bowler hatted out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bowler hat out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bowelbowlB1bowlerbowlinebowtieboxA1
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