ejectable

e·ject

 (ĭ-jĕkt′)

v. e·ject·ed, e·ject·ing, e·jects

v.tr.

1. To throw out forcefully; expel: The burning house ejected yellow flames into the night sky.

2.

a. To compel to leave: ejected the bar patron who started a fight.

b. To evict: ejected tenants for lease violations.

3. Sports To disqualify or force (a player or coach) to leave the playing area for the remainder of a game.

4.

a. To cause a device to push (something) out: I ejected the DVD from the player using the remote control.

b. To push (something) out: The console ejected the video game.

v.intr.

To make an emergency exit from an aircraft by deployment of an ejection seat or capsule.

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[Middle English ejecten, from Latin ēicere, ēiect- : ē-, ex-, ex- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·ject′a·ble adj.

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ejectable

(ɪˈdʒɛktəbəl)

adj

capable of being ejected

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Translations

éjectable