eject

UK /ɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/ US /ɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/
verb 5noun 1

Definitions

verb

1

To compel (a person or persons) to leave.

The man started a fight and was ejected from the bar.

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

2

To throw out or remove forcefully.

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

The lights of Luluabourg disappeared, and we were in the blackness of the African night, which was continuously pierced by the showers of red sparks ejected skywards and red hot ashes deposited on the track as the fireman rocked his fire.

3

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

4

To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.

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

As the crippled jet spiralled down, the pilot pulled the escape handle, ejecting first his rear-seater, then himself.

5

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

Press that button to eject the video tape.

noun

1

an inferred object of someone else's consciousness

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