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eject
(redirected from ejects)

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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.

[Middle English ejecten, from Latin icere, iect- : -, ex-, ex- + iacere, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

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.

eject [ɪˈdʒɛkt]
vb
1. (tr) to drive or force out; expel or emit
2. (tr) to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
3. (tr) to dismiss, as from office
4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) (intr) to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
5. (Psychiatry) (tr) Psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others
[from Latin ejicere, from jacere to throw]
ejection  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.ejecteject - put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
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"
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"
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"

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) He was forcibly ejected from the restaurant.
2. dismiss, sack (informal), fire (informal), remove, get rid of, discharge, expel, throw out, oust, kick out (informal), give someone their P45 (informal) He was ejected from his first job for persistent latecoming.
3. discharge, expel, emit, give off He fired a single shot, then ejected the spent cartridge.
4. bail out, escape, get out The pilot ejected from the plane and escaped injury.
Translations
eject [ɪˈdʒekt]
A. VT (Aer, Tech) [+ bomb, flames] → expulsar; [+ cartridge] → expulsar, eyectar; [+ troublemaker] → echar; [+ tenant] → desahuciar
B. VI [pilot] → eyectarse

eject [ɪˈdʒɛkt]
vt
(= force to leave) [+ person] → expulser
to eject sb from → expulser qn de
(= remove) [+ part, cartridge] → éjecter
to eject sth into (= throw) → projeter qch dans
vi [pilot] → s'éjecter
to eject from a plane → s'éjecter d'un avion

eject
vt
(= throw out) heckler, tenanthinauswerfen
cartridgeauswerfen; (Tech) → ausstoßen, auswerfen; pilotherausschleudern
vi (pilot)den Schleudersitz betätigen

eject [ɪˈdʒɛkt]
1. vt (Tech) → sganciare, eiettare; (flames) → emettere; (cartridge) → espellere; (troublemaker) → espellere, allontanare
2. vi (pilot) → catapultarsi

eject [ɪˈdʒɛkt]
1. vt (Tech) → sganciare, eiettare; (flames) → emettere; (cartridge) → espellere; (troublemaker) → espellere, allontanare
2. vi (pilot) → catapultarsi

eject
v eject [iˈdʒekt]
1 to throw out with force; to force to leave They were ejected from their house for not paying the rent. uitgooi يُخْرِج، يَطْرُد изхвърлям vyhodit; vystěhovat smide ud; bortvise hinauswerfen πετώ έξω, κάνω έξωση expulsar, echar välja viskama, lahkuma sundima بیرون کردن؛ بیرون راندن häätää expulser לְגָרֵש, לְהַשלִיך बलपूर्वक बाहर होना, निकाल फेंकना izbaciti kidob mengusir reka/henda/bera út espellere, sfrattare 追い出す 내쫓다 išmesti, iškelti izdzīt; padzīt; izlikt (no mājām) halau uitzetten kaste ut, bli kastet ut, slynge ut wyrzucać expulsar a scoate afară выселять vyhodiť ven vreči izbaciti kasta ut, köra bort ดันออกมาหรือถูกขับไล่ atmak 驅逐 виселяти, виганяти نکالنا đẩy ra
2 to leave an aircraft in an emergency by causing one's seat to be ejected The pilot had to eject when his plane caught fire. uitskiet يَقْذِفُ (نَفْسَه) من الطّائِرَه катапултирам katapultovat (se) skyde sig ud med katapult den Schleudersitz betätigen εκτινάζω, εκτινάζομαι eyectar (se) katapulteeruma با صندلی پرتاب بیرون پریدن käyttää heittoistuinta (s')éjecter לְהִפָּלֵט बेदखल करना iskočiti katapultál melontarkan diri skjóta sér út azionare il seggiolino eiettabile 脱出する (고장난 비행기 등에서) 탈출하다 katapultuotis katapultēties melentingkan diri de schietstoel gebruiken kaste ut, skyte ut katapultować się ejectar a (se) catapulta катапультироваться katapultovať (sa) izstreliti (se) iskočiti skjuta ut sig ดีดตัวจากเครื่องบิน fırlamak, atlamak (因緊急情況)從機艙座位彈出 катапультуватися خطرے کی صورت میں ہوائی جہاز سے باہر کودنا bật dù nhảy ra
n eˈjection [-ʃən]
uitskieting, uitdrywing طَرْد ، قَذْف изхвърляне vyhození udsmidning; bortvisning die Vertreibung εκτίναξη expulsión, desahucio väljaviskamine برون افکنی؛ پرتاب häätö expulsion גֵירוּש, פְּלִיטָה बेदखली, निष्कासन izbacivanje kilövellés; katapultálás pengusiran brottrekstur; það sem þeytist út espulsione 追い出し 추방, 배출 išmetimas, katapultavimasis izdzīšana; padzīšana; izlikšana (no mājām); katapultēšanās pelentingan uitzetting utkasting, utdriving, utskyting wyrzucenie ejecção aruncare выселение; катапультирование vyvrhnutie, vyhodenie izgon, izmet izbacivanje utkastande, utskjutning การผลักตัวออกมา fırlama, atılma 驅逐,彈射出 катапультування اخراج کا عمل sự đẩy ra


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