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1
to drive or force out
- animal lover though I am, I was determined to expel the uninvited mouse from my room
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- give one the gate
- [slang],
- send packing
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2
to throw or give off
- something in a wastebasket was expelling a foul odor
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3
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
- ringing and flashing madly, the slot machine expelled a bucketful of quarters
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4
to let or force out of the lungs
- asked the patient to expel a deep breath
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The first known use of expel was in the 14th century
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