eject

verb

i-ˈjekt 

ejected; ejecting; ejects

transitive verb

1

a

: to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence

ejected the player from the game

b

: to evict from property

2

: to throw out or off from within

ejects the empty cartridges

ejectable

i-ˈjek-tə-bəl 

adjective

ejection

i-ˈjek-shən 

noun

ejective

i-ˈjek-tiv 

adjective

Synonyms

• banish
• boot (out)
• bounce
• cast out
• chase
• dismiss
• drum (out)
• expel
• extrude
• kick out
• oust
• out
• rout
• run off
• throw out
• turf (out) [chiefly British]
• turn out

Choose the Right Synonym for eject

eject, expel, oust, evict mean to drive or force out.

eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action.

ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar

expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.

a student expelled from college

oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion.

police ousted the squatters

evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home.

evicted for nonpayment of rent

Examples of eject in a Sentence

The machine automatically ejected the CD.

The pilot ejected when his plane caught fire.

Recent Examples on the Web

Hammon was called for another technical with 23 seconds left and was ejected. —Marissa Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024

Aces head coach Becky Hammon picked up her second technical foul of the game with 23.9 seconds to go and was ejected. —John W. Davis, Orange County Register, 9 June 2024

Gas emissions and rock fragments ejected from the volcano into the air, known as tephra, were the primary hazards from the eruption, the observatory said. —Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 June 2024

According to the lawsuit, the men learned they were ejected after a white male flight attendant complained about a passenger with body odor, even though no one accused them of having body odor. —Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin ejectus, past participle of eicere, from e- + jacere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

eject

verb

i-ˈjekt 

1

a

: to throw out especially by physical force or authority

ejected from the game

b

: to force off property

2

: to throw out or off from within

ejects the cassette

ejection

-ˈjek-shən 

noun

ejector

-ˈjek-tər

noun

Medical Definition

eject

transitive verb

i-ˈjekt 

: to force out or expel from within

blood ejected from the heart

—S. F. Mason

ejection

-ˈjek-shən 

noun

Legal Definition

eject

transitive verb

i-ˈjekt 

: dispossess