ejecting
Definition, Synonyms, Translations of ejecting by The Free Dictionary
e·ject
(ĭ-jĕkt′)
v.
e·ject·ed
,
e·ject·ing
,
e·jects
v.
tr.
1.
To throw out forcefully; expel:
The burning house ejected yellow flames into the night sky.
2.
a.
To compel to leave:
ejected the bar patron who started a fight.
b.
To evict:
ejected tenants for lease violations.
3.
Sports
To disqualify or force (a player or coach) to leave the playing area for the remainder of a game.
4.
a.
To cause a device to push (something) out:
I ejected the DVD from the player using the remote control.
b.
To push (something) out:
The console ejected the video game.
v.
intr.
ejecten
, from Latin
ēicere
, ēiect-
:
ē-, ex-
,
ex-
+
iacere
,
to throw
; see
yē-
in
Indo-European roots
.]
e·ject′a·ble
adj.
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eject
(
ɪˈdʒɛkt
)
vb
1.
(
tr
) to drive or force out; expel or emit
2.
(
tr
) to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
3.
(
tr
) to dismiss, as from office
4.
(Aeronautics) (
intr
) to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
5.
(Psychiatry) (
tr
)
psychiatry
to attribute (one’s own motivations and characteristics) to others
ejicere,
from
jacere
to throw]
eˈjection
n
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e•ject
(ɪˈdʒɛkt)
v.t.
1.
to drive or force out; expel.
2.
to dismiss, as from office.
3.
to evict.
4.
to throw out or throw off.
v.i.
5.
to propel oneself from a disabled airplane, esp. by an ejection seat.
ējectus,
past participle of
ēicere
to throw out]
e•ject′a•ble,
adj.
e•jec′tion,
n.
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eject
Past participle:
ejected
Gerund:
ejectingImperative
eject
eject
Present
I eject
you eject
he/she/it ejects
we eject
you eject
they eject
Preterite
I ejected
you ejected
he/she/it ejected
we ejected
you ejected
they ejected
Present Continuous
I am ejecting
you are ejecting
he/she/it is ejecting
we are ejecting
you are ejecting
they are ejecting
Present Perfect
I have ejected
you have ejected
he/she/it has ejected
we have ejected
you have ejected
they have ejected
Past Continuous
I was ejecting
you were ejecting
he/she/it was ejecting
we were ejecting
you were ejecting
they were ejecting
Past Perfect
I had ejected
you had ejected
he/she/it had ejected
we had ejected
you had ejected
they had ejected
Future
I will eject
you will eject
he/she/it will eject
we will eject
you will eject
they will eject
Future Perfect
I will have ejected
you will have ejected
he/she/it will have ejected
we will have ejected
you will have ejected
they will have ejected
Future Continuous
I will be ejecting
you will be ejecting
he/she/it will be ejecting
we will be ejecting
you will be ejecting
they will be ejecting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ejecting
you have been ejecting
he/she/it has been ejecting
we have been ejecting
you have been ejecting
they have been ejecting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ejecting
you will have been ejecting
he/she/it will have been ejecting
we will have been ejecting
you will have been ejecting
they will have been ejecting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ejecting
you had been ejecting
he/she/it had been ejecting
we had been ejecting
you had been ejecting
they had been ejecting
Conditional
I would eject
you would eject
he/she/it would eject
we would eject
you would eject
they would eject
Past Conditional
I would have ejected
you would have ejected
he/she/it would have ejected
we would have ejected
you would have ejected
they would have ejected
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