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Oust — Origin Brittany Mouth Vilaine 47°37′50″N 2°5′49″W … Wikipedia
Oust — bezeichnet: Oust (Ariège), französische Gemeinde im Département Ariège, Region Midi Pyrénées Kanton Oust, französische Verwaltungseinheit im Département Ariège, Region Midi Pyrénées Oust (Fluss), Fluss in Frankreich, Region Bretagne Oust… … Deutsch Wikipedia
oust — [aʊst] verb [transitive] JOURNALISM 1. to force someone to leave a job or important position: • Profit margins collapsed and Martinez was ousted as chairman. oust somebody from something • two top executives who had been ousted from the board 2 … Financial and business terms
Oust — País … Wikipedia Español
oust — [ aust ] verb transitive to remove someone from a position of power, especially in order to take that position: The president was ousted in a coup last year. oust someone from something: The committee wanted to oust him from the union … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Oust — Oust, n. See {Oast}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oust — Oust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ousted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ousting}.] [OF. oster, F. [^o]ter, prob. fr. L. obstare to oppose, hence, to forbid, take away. See {Obstacle}, and cf. {Ouster}.] 1. To take away; to remove. [1913 Webster] Multiplication of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oust — [aust] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: ouster, from Latin obstare to stand against, prevent ] to force someone out of a position of power, especially so that you can take their place oust sb from sth ▪ The Communists were finally… … Dictionary of contemporary English
oust — oust; oust·er; … English syllables
oust — [oust] vt. [Anglo Fr ouster < OFr (Fr ôter) < L ostare, to obstruct < ob , against (see OB ) + stare, to STAND] to force or drive out; expel, dispossess, eject, etc. SYN. EJECT … English World dictionary
Oust — (spr. Uh), 1) Fluß im französischen Departement Cotes du Nord, fällt unterhalb Redon in den Vilaine; 2) Marktflecken im Arrondissement St. Girons des französischen Departements Arriège, am Salat; Eisenhammer; 1200 Ew … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
