eject (ɪˈdʒɛkt
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to drive or force out; expel or emit
- (tr) to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
- (tr) to dismiss, as from office
- (intr) to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
- (tr) psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others
Alternative Forms
eˈjection nounWord Origin
C15: from Latin ejicere, from jacere to throwSynonyms
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throw out,
remove,
turn out,
expel,
exile,
oust,
banish,
deport,
drive out,
evict,
boot out,
force to leave
chuck out,
bounce,
turf out,
give the bum's rush
show someone the door,
throw someone out on their ear
Usage examples
Nor did the mature modern woman eject her husband and his clothes separately.
, Compulsion (1994)The first step is to persuade the male shrimp to eject his sperm through an "electrical ejaculator".
India Today (1998)Yesterday's vote ended a battle that started in 2002 when Mr Barry first tried to eject two of the company's three directors.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)The pinnacle of Clark's career - and his downfall - was the conduct of the 1999 campaign to eject Serb forces from Kosovo.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Martin then introduced a gun to eject the drogue; this was most successful and reliability was achieved.
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