Entry Word: expel

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to drive or force out <animal lover though I am, I was determined to expel the uninvited mouse from my room> — see eject 1
2 to throw or give off <something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor> — see emit 1
3 to throw out or off (something from within) often violently <ringing and flashing madly, the slot machine expelled a bucketful of quarters> — see erupt 1