eject

eject: eject [ē jekt′, ijekt]

vt.

[< L ejectus, pp. of ejicere, to throw out < e-, out (see EX-¹) + jacere, to throw (see JET¹)]

1. to throw out; cast out; expel; emit; discharge [the chimney ejects smoke]

2. to drive out; evict [to eject a heckler]

vi.

to be ejected from an aircraft as by means of an ejection seat

ejectable

adj.

ejection

n.

ejective

adj.

ejector

n.

SYN.- EJECT, the term of broadest application here, implies generally a throwing or casting out from within [to eject saliva from the mouth ]; EXPEL suggests a driving out, as by force, specif. a forcing out of a country, organization, etc., often in disgrace [expelled from school ]; EVICT refers to the forcing out, as of a tenant, by legal procedure; DISMISS, in this connection, refers to the removal of an employee, etc. but does not in itself suggest the reason for the separation [dismissed for incompetence ]; OUST implies the getting rid of something undesirable, as by force or the action of law [to oust corrupt officials ]

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Synonyms:

Emit, discharge, void, evacuate, vomit, spew, puke, throw out, cast up / Expel, oust, dismiss, discharge, cashier, turn out, thrust out, put out / Reject, banish, throw aside, cast away, throw overboard

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eject — vb Eject, expel, oust, evict, dismiss mean to force or thrust something or someone out. Eject, although it is the comprehensive term of this group and is often interchangeable with any of the others, carries the strongest implication of throwing… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Eject — E*ject , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ejecting}.] [L. ejectus, p. p. of ejicere; e out + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. To expel; to dismiss; to cast forth; to thrust or drive out; to discharge; as, to eject a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eject — /i jekt/ vt: dispossess Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. eject … Law dictionary
Eject — E ject, n. [See {Eject}, v. t.] (Philos.) An object that is a conscious or living object, and hence not a direct object, but an inferred object or act of a subject, not myself; a term invented by W. K. Clifford. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eject — eject·ment; eject; … English syllables
eject — i jekt vt to force out or expel from within <blood ejected from the heart (S. F. Mason)> ejec·tion jek shən n … Medical dictionary
eject — mid 15c., from L. eiectus thrown out, pp. of eicere throw out, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + icere, comb. form of iacere to throw (see JET (Cf. jet) (v.)). Related: Ejected; ejecting … Etymology dictionary
eject — (izg. idžèkt) m DEFINICIJA tehn. tipka za izbacivanje medija na audio i video uređajima (ili u računalnim programima) ETIMOLOGIJA engl. ← lat., v. ejektirati … Hrvatski jezični portal
eject — [v] throw or be thrown out banish, bounce*, bump, cast out, debar, disbar, discharge, disgorge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, dispossess, ditch, do away with*, drive off, dump*, eighty six*, ejaculate, eliminate, emit, eradicate, eruct, erupt,… … New thesaurus
eject — ► VERB 1) force or throw out violently or suddenly. 2) (of a pilot) escape from an aircraft by means of an ejection seat. 3) compel (someone) to leave a place. DERIVATIVES ejection noun ejector noun. ORIGIN Latin eicere throw out , from jacere … English terms dictionary

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