eject

verb

\ i-ˈjekt

ejected; ejecting; ejects

Definition of eject

transitive verb

1a : 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

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Other Words from eject

ejectable \ i-ˈjek-tə-bəl

\ adjective

ejection \ i-ˈjek-shən

\ noun

ejective \ i-ˈjek-tiv

\ adjective

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

After a game in which Reid was ejected for a hit on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Reid said the ejection wasn’t warranted and indicated he has been tapped for an inordinate number of random drug tests since joining the team. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "The Outspoken Voice of the NFL Player Protests—and It Isn’t Colin Kaepernick," 13 Nov. 2018 Green was suspended for Game 5 following his swipe at LeBron James the game before, Curry was ejected late in Game 6 for throwing his mouthpiece in the direction of a fan, and by the end of Game 7, the NBA's golden boys had crumbled. — Aj Neuharth-keusch, USA TODAY, "Chronicling the Warriors' incredible, but rocky, rise to dynasty status," 11 June 2018 Hinch was ejected for protesting it during Jose Altuve's sixth-inning at-bat. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Walkoff homer sends Indians over Astros in 14th inning," 27 May 2018 With the red card, Zlatan was ejected for the first time since joining the Galaxy. — Andrew Joseph, For The Win, "Zlatan Ibrahimovic gets red card after slapping player and then faking an injury," 21 May 2018 Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister was ejected for the first time in 2018 on Thursday. — Drew Davison, star-telegram, "How bad are the Rangers? Losing three of four to White Sox raises question | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 20 May 2018 McAuley coach Vanessa Carroll was ejected for arguing with 2:13 left in the third quarter. — Steve Millar, Daily Southtown, "Down for the count: Mother McAuley and Lincoln-Way East drop tough decisions in state quarterfinals," 19 May 2018 The anger portion of the series came Saturday in a game that saw both Lovelady and Alejo ejected for arguing separate calls at home plate. — Brian Murphy, OrlandoSentinel.com, "UCF baseball delivers mixed results against Oklahoma," 14 May 2018 The Union got a huge break in the 68th, when Montreal’s Daniel Lovitz — a Wyndmoor native — was ejected for taking down Fafa Picault down on a breakaway. — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, "Union's 2-0 win at Montreal ends 16-game road winless streak," 12 May 2018

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