eject
Plural: ejects
Verb
Verb Forms: ejected, ejecting, ejects
- To throw out forcibly or expel.
- put out or expel from a place
- eliminate (a substance)
- leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
- cause to come out in a squirt
- To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
- To throw out or remove forcefully.
- To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.
- To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.
- To cause (something) to come out of a machine.
- To come out of a machine.
Noun
- an inferred object of someone else's consciousness
Examples
- Andrew was ejected from his apartment for not paying the rent.
- As the crippled jet spiralled down, the pilot pulled the escape handle, ejecting first his rear-seater, then himself.
- I can't get this cassette to eject.
- In other news, a Montreal man was ejected from his car when he was involved in an accident.
- Press that button to eject the video tape.
- The man started a fight and was ejected from the bar.
- The pilot lost control of the plane and had to eject.
- The system would eject him from the game if he didn’t make a move soon.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French éjecter, from Latin ēiectus, perfect passive participle of ēiciō (“to throw out”), or from ēiectō, the frequentative form of the same verb, from ē-, combining form of ex (“out”), + iaciō (“to throw”).
Synonyms
boot out, chuck out, discharge, exclude, exhaust, expel, force out, release, squeeze out, squirt, turf out, turn out, come out, dismiss, drive out, evict, kick out, oust, punch out, remove, send off, throw out, toss
Scrabble Score: 14
eject: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordeject: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eject: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary