eject

(ĭ-jĕkt')

v., e·ject·ed, e·ject·ing, e·jects.

v.tr.

1. To throw out forcefully; expel.
2. 1. To compel to leave: ejected the bar patron who started a fight.
   2. To evict: ejected tenants for lease violations.
3. Sports. To disqualify or force (a player or coach) to leave the playing area for the remainder of a game.

v.intr.
To make an emergency exit from an aircraft by deployment of an ejection seat or capsule.

[Middle English ejecten, from Latin ēicere, ēiect- : ē-, ex-, ex- + iacere, to throw.]

ejectable e·ject'a·ble adj.
ejective e·jec'tive adj.

SYNONYMS   eject, expel, evict, dismiss, oust. These verbs mean to put out by force. To eject is to throw or cast out from within: The fire ejected yellow flames into the night sky. Expel means to drive out or away, and it implies permanent removal: The dean expelled the student for having cheated. Evict most commonly refers to the expulsion of persons from property by legal process: The apartment manager evicted the noisy tenants. Dismiss refers to putting someone or something out of one's mind (trying to dismiss his fears) or, in law, to refusing to give an appeal or a complaint further consideration (dismissed the case for lack of evidence). Oust is applied chiefly to the removal of a person from a position lawfully or otherwise: There were no grounds for ousting the prime minister.

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verb

1. To send forth (confined matter) violently: belch, disgorge, eruct, erupt, expel, spew. Geology extravasate. See explosion/collapse.
2. To put out by force: bump, dismiss, evict, expel, oust, throw out. Informal chuck. Slang boot¹ (out), bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone theheave-hoold heave-ho, send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See keep/release.
3. To catapult oneself from a disabled aircraft: bail out, jump. See approach/retreat.

v

Definition: throw or be thrown out
Antonyms: take in

IN BRIEF: To expel; to drive or force out.

The unruly fans were ejected from the stadium by the security guards.

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• Phonetics - ejective: voiceless stop or fricative produced with air compressed above closed glottis

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udkaste, smide ud, slynge ud, fare frem, sætte på gaden
v. intr. - blive udslynget

idioms:

• ejector seat    katapultsæde

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitzetten, uitgooien

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Aviat, Tech, etc) éjecter, expulser (un locataire, un fauteur de troubles), chasser, reconduire, vider (un client)
v. intr. - utiliser le mécanisme d'éjection

idioms:

• ejector seat    siège éjectable

Deutsch (German)
v. - hinauswerfen, ausstoßen

idioms:

• ejector seat    Schleudersitz

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτινάσσω, εκτοξεύω, εξακοντίζω, αποβάλλω, εκδιώκω, εκβάλλω, διώχνω

idioms:

• ejector seat    εκτινασσόμενο κάθισμα (πιλότου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
espellere

idioms:

• ejector seat    sedile eiettabile

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ejetar, desempossar

idioms:

• ejector seat    assento (m) ejetável

Русский (Russian)
выбрасывать, выселять, прогонять, увольнять, катапультировать

idioms:

• ejector seat    катапультируемое сиденье

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - expulsar, expeler, arrojar, eyectar
v. intr. - ser expulsado de un avión como por un asiento eyectable

idioms:

• ejector seat    asiento eyectable

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kasta ut, avsätta, vräka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
逐出, 轰出, 喷射, 吐出, 弹射出来

idioms:

• ejector seat    弹射座椅

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 逐出, 轟出, 噴射, 吐出
v. intr. - 彈射出來

idioms:

• ejector seat    彈射座椅

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 쫓아내다, 분출하다
v. intr. - (비행기에서) 탈출하다, 쫓겨나다, 석방하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 追い出す, 噴出する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقذف, يخرج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גירש, פלט‬
v. intr. - ‮נפלט ממטוס שהתקלקל או ניזוק‬

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