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eject

/ɪˈdʒɛkt/

verb

Meaning

  • To compel (a person or persons) to leave.

    "Andrew was ejected from his apartment for not paying the rent."

  • To throw out or remove forcefully.

    "In other news, a Montreal man was ejected from his car when he was involved in an accident."

  • To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.

  • To project oneself from an aircraft.

    "The pilot lost control of the plane and had to eject."

  • To cause (something) to come out of a machine.

    "Press that button to eject the video tape."

  • To come out of a machine.

    "I can't get this cassette to eject."

Synonyms

remove,
come out,
kick out,
send off,
toss,
boot out,
discharge,
dismiss,
drive out,
evict,
expel,
kick out,
oust,
toss,
turf out,
bail out,
throw out