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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.
to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.
to evict, as from property.
Synonyms: dispossess, oustto 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
/ ɪˈdʒɛkt /
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 Word Forms
- nonejecting adjective
- reeject verb (used with object)
- unejected adjective
- ejection noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of eject1
Example Sentences
One passenger was ejected and landed 10 feet away from the chopper, and another was pinned beneath the wreckage, authorities said.
The group violently ejected Abbas's Fatah faction - their political rivals - from Gaza the following year, leaving it in sole power there.
Patel’s opening statement was punctuated by a series of snorts so loud that it seemed he might soon eject a noodle from his sinus cavity.
While the fan was ejected from the game, and later indefinitely banned from all NFL stadiums, Jackson was not disciplined during the game.
The Bills reported that the fan was ejected from the game.
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