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eject
[ ih-
jekt
]
/ ɪˈdʒɛkt /
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verb (used with object)
to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position:
The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting.
to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.
to evict, as from property.
to throw out, as from within; throw off.
verb (used without object)
to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an
ejection seat
:
When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.
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Origin of
eject
ējectus
“thrown out” (past participle of
ējicere
), equivalent to
ē-
+
jec-
(combining form of
jacere
) “to throw” +
-tus
past participle suffix; see
e-
1
OTHER WORDS FROM eject
non·e·ject·ing,
adjective
re·e·ject,
verb (used with object)
un·e·ject·ed,
adjective
Words nearby
eject
ejaculatio precox
,
ejaculator
,
ejaculatory
,
ejaculatory duct
,
ejaculatory incompetence
,
eject
,
ejecta
,
ejection
,
ejection capsule
,
ejection fraction
,
ejection murmur
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Words related to
eject
dislodge
,
oust
,
dump
,
expel
,
dismiss
,
sack
,
bump
,
vomit
,
eliminate
,
discharge
,
exclude
,
bounce
,
evict
,
banish
,
force out
,
reject
,
disgorge
,
spew
,
spout
,
ejaculate
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eject
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eject
ing from the Southwest United States to end up between Kentucky and Ohio late Sunday before a new low-pressure center forms over eastern North Carolina.
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Membership to such an extremist group would be clear grounds for dismissal, but it can be harder to
eject
a soldier who simply expresses fringey, hardline views.
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In one tricky moment, Burleson had to reckon for young viewers with the violence of the sport, after a Bears wide receiver was
eject
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Taylor was
eject
ed for spitting at Tampa Bay running back Michael Pittman.
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The Capitol police officers, overwhelmed by the crowds who broke into the Capitol building, took responsibility for leading lawmakers to safety and
eject
ing the relatively small groups of protesters who had gotten inside, the two people said.
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January 7, 2021
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Hotels can deny entry, gyms can deny access, and restaurants can
eject
you without consequence.
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February 13, 2014
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DAILY BEAST
Your Dad recognized the cycle I was caught in and said, “Just push the
eject
button.”
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September 30, 2013
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DAILY BEAST
He either used a weapon that did not
eject
shell casings or he had the presence of mind to retrieve them before speeding away.
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April 2, 2013
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DAILY BEAST
Somehow Messinger, his copilot, the instructor pilot, and the navigator managed to
eject
from the airplane carrying the bombs.
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Parker was angry at Sequoia’s Michael Moritz for having helped
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Eject
ment is the action employed to
eject
or turn out a wrongful possessor and recover possession of land.
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Albert Sidney Bolles
I am young enough to have been annoyed, and altogether
eject
and renegate the whole idea of political affairs.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
The Pompilus’ intention is plain: she wants to
eject
the Spider from her fortress and fling her some distance away.
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J. Henri Fabre
The huntress of Grey Worms induces a temporary torpor of the mandibles; the ravisher of Bees makes them
eject
their honey.
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J. Henri Fabre
Not being strong enough to
eject
his rival, Adolph sold his rights to John of Brabant, and hostilities broke out in 1283.
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Various
British Dictionary definitions for
eject
eject
/ (
ɪˈdʒɛkt
) /
verb
(tr)
to drive or force out; expel or emit
(tr)
to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
(tr)
to dismiss, as from office
(intr)
to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
(tr)
psychiatry
to attribute (one’s own motivations and characteristics) to others
Derived forms of eject
ejection
,
noun
Word Origin for
eject
ejicere,
from
jacere
to throw
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