eject
- 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.
- to throw out, as from within; throw off.
- to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an ejection seat: When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.
Origin of eject
Related Words for eject
dislodge, oust, dump, expel, dismiss, sack, bump, vomit, eliminate, discharge, exclude, bounce, evict, banish, reject, disgorge, spew, spout, ejaculate, displaceExamples from the Web for eject
Contemporary Examples of eject
Hotels can deny entry, gyms can deny access, and restaurants can eject you without consequence.
Your Dad recognized the cycle I was caught in and said, “Just push the eject button.”
He either used a weapon that did not eject shell casings or he had the presence of mind to retrieve them before speeding away.
Somehow Messinger, his copilot, the instructor pilot, and the navigator managed to eject from the airplane carrying the bombs.
Historical Examples of eject
Theirs is a fool's paradise from which I could eject them at any moment; but I will not—not just yet.
Victor's TriumphMrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
It derives its name from an odor which it is able to eject, which smells not unlike that of the fox.
PathfinderAlan Douglas
So I should be able to move the whole unit into the cargo lock and eject it from there.
The Winds of TimeJames H. Schmitz
But I can eject the torpedo from the tube, and perhaps the others.
The Wreck of the TitanMorgan Robertson
He sat watching the toad all night, but the toad did not eject anything.
More Science From an Easy ChairSir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
eject
- (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