eject

eject

verb \i-ˈjekt\

Definition of EJECT

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>

— eject·able \-ˈjek-tə-bəl\ adjective

— ejec·tion \-ˈjek-shən\ noun

— ejec·tive \-ˈjek-tiv\ adjective

Examples of EJECT

1. The machine automatically ejected the CD.
2. The pilot ejected when his plane caught fire.

Origin of EJECT

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

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to EJECT

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, give one the gate [slang], send packing

Related Words: deforce, deport, displace, dispossess, evict, exile, expatriate, ostracize, read out, shut out; ax (or axe), can, cashier, defenestrate, discharge, fire, muster out, pink-slip, release, remove, retire, sack, terminate

Near Antonyms: accept, admit, receive, take, take in; welcome; entertain, harbor, house, lodge, shelter

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Synonym Discussion of 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>.

Rhymes with EJECT

abject, advect, affect, aspect, bisect, cathect, collect, confect, connect, convect, correct, cowl-necked, defect, deflect, deject, detect, direct, Dordrecht, effect, elect, erect, ewe-necked, expect, goosenecked, infect, inflect, inject, insect, inspect, neglect, object, pandect, porrect, prefect, prelect, project, prospect, protect, refect, reflect, reject, resect, respect, ring-necked, roll-necked, select, stiff-necked, subject, suspect, traject, transect, trisect, Utrecht, V-necked