eject

e·ject  (-jkt)

v. e·ject·ed, e·ject·ing, e·jects

v.tr.

1. To throw out forcefully; expel.

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.

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 icere, iect- : -, ex-, ex- + iacere, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·jecta·ble adj.

e·jective adj.

Synonyms: eject, expel, evict, dismiss, oust
These verbs mean to put out by force. To eject is to throw or cast out from within: The fire ejected yellow flames into the night sky.
Expel means to drive out or away, and it implies permanent removal: The dean expelled the student for having cheated.
Evict most commonly refers to the expulsion of persons from property by legal process: The apartment manager evicted the noisy tenants.
Dismiss refers to putting someone or something out of one's mind (trying to dismiss his fears) or, in law, to refusing to give an appeal or a complaint further consideration (dismissed the case for lack of evidence). Oust is applied chiefly to the removal of a person from a position lawfully or otherwise: There were no grounds for ousting the prime minister.

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eject

Verb

1. to push or send out forcefully

2. to compel (someone) to leave a place or position

3. to leave an aircraft rapidly in mid-flight, using an ejector seat [Latin ejicere]

ejection n
ejector n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	eject - put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game" turf out, boot out, chuck out, exclude, turn out evict, force out - expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months" evict - expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m." show the door - ask to leave; "I was shown the door when I asked for a raise" bounce - eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club" exorcise, exorcize - expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits" expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
	2.	eject - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" expel, release, exhaust, discharge cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth blow - free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose" ejaculate - eject semen abort - terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion ovulate - produce and discharge eggs; "women ovulate about once every month" egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood - lose blood from one's body eruct, spew out, spew - eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" fester, suppurate, maturate - ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" emit, pass off, breathe - expel (gases or odors)
	3.	eject - leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule exit, get out, go out, leave - move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
	4.	eject - cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" squirt, force out, squeeze out spritz - eject (a liquid) quickly; "spritz water on a surface" extravasate - force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"

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eject

verb 1. throw out, remove, turn out, expel (slang) exile, oust, banish, deport, drive out, evict, boot out (informal) force to leave, chuck out (informal) bounce, turf out (informal) give the bum's rush (slang) show someone the door, throw someone out on their ear (informal)

verb 2. dismiss, sack (informal) fire (informal) remove, get rid of, discharge, expel, throw out, oust, kick out (informal) kennet Austral. (slang) jeff Austral. (slang)

verb 3. discharge, expel, emit, give off

verb 4. bail out, escape, get out

Translations

eject [ɪˈdʒɛkt] vt → echar [+ tenant]; desahuciar

vi → eyectarse

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eject [ɪˈdʒɛkt] vt [+ tenant etc] → expulser [+ object]; éjecter

vi (pilot) → s'éjecter

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eject [ɪˈdʒɛkt] vt → ausstoßen;

(tenant, gatecrasher) → hinauswerfen

vi → den Schleudersitz betätigen

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eject [ɪˈdʒɛkt] vt → espellere; lanciare

vi [pilot] → catapultarsi