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eject
[ih-jekt]
verb (used with object)
to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position.
The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting.
Synonyms: ,to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.
to evict, as from property.
Synonyms: ,to throw out, as from within; throw off.
verb (used without object)
to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an ejection seat.
When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.
eject
/ ɪˈɛ /
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonejecting adjective
- reeject verb (used with object)
- unejected adjective
- ˈپDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of eject1
Example Sentences
Nasri was able to eject things from me that I didn’t even know existed.
A scuffle ensued, with Cunningham, Sheldon and Connecticut’s Lindsay Allen eventually being ejected.
Dave Roberts had made it only three steps out of the dugout when he got ejected Tuesday night.
A woman who was wrongly accused of shoplifting toilet roll due to an apparent mix-up with a facial recognition system was left "fuming" after being ejected from two Home Bargains stores.
Noem, who was speaking about immigration and the protests in LA, continued addressing reporters and law enforcement officers while the senator was ejected from the room.
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