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eject

verb

i-ˈjekt How to pronounce eject (audio)
ejected; ejecting; ejects

transitive verb

1
a
: to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence
ejected the player from the game
b
: to evict from property
2
: to throw out or off from within
ejects the empty cartridges
ejectable
i-ˈjek-tə-bəl How to pronounce eject (audio)
adjective
ejection
i-ˈjek-shən How to pronounce eject (audio)
noun
ejective
i-ˈjek-tiv How to pronounce eject (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

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eject, expel, oust, evict mean to drive or force out.

eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action.

ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar

expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.

a student expelled from college

oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion.

police ousted the squatters

evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home.

evicted for nonpayment of rent

Example Sentences

The machine automatically ejected the CD. The pilot ejected when his plane caught fire.
Recent Examples on the Web One problem, the handbook on the aircraft said do not eject over 525 knots, nautical miles per hour. Paul Best, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2022 Tuesday’s meeting was the first since Mayor Racquel Vasquez unsuccessfully tried to eject Councilmember Liana LeBaron for repeatedly interrupting, part of a long-running dispute. Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 The MacBook Airs include passive heatspreaders (that is, one without a fan) that conduct heat away from the chip, while the M1 and M2 MacBook Pros use active cooling systems that pull in cool air and eject hot air for even more effective cooling. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 22 July 2022 Unlike traditional heat pumps, which collect heat from the air and eject it outside the home, the geothermal version absorbs cooler temperatures from the ground to circulate inside. Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 21 July 2022 Clemson officials said reminders and education about the rules have helped prevent the need to eject anybody for not wearing masks as required in the stadium at all times except when eating or drinking. Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2020 In a new study published in Current Biology, researchers found that sponges slowly eject mucus through their seawater inlet pores, called ostia, to get rid of unwanted particles. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022 The escalation should start with a warning from the chair, followed by a motion of the board of censure (asking the owner to quiet down), followed by a motion to eject the offending owner from the meeting. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2022 And if a customer spins out of control midflight, flight attendants have no escape and no way (despite what might be their secret fantasy) to eject the passenger. New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin ejectus, past participle of eicere, from e- + jacere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of eject was in the 15th century

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