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e·ject
 eject
- pronunciation:
- ih
jekt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ejected, ejecting, ejects |
| definition 1: |
to expel forcefully.
- synonyms:
- expel
- similar words:
- bounce, chuck, erupt, propel, send out, spew, spit, spout, thrust out, vent
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| definition 2: |
to compel to leave one's place, position, or property; dismiss or evict.
- synonyms:
- expel, kick out, oust
- antonyms:
- admit
- similar words:
- blackball, bounce, chuck, deport, dismiss, displace, dispossess, evict, purge, remove
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| related words: |
banish, belch, chase, desolate, discharge, disgorge, evacuate, expel, heave, leak, ostracize, overthrow, pass, run out, suspend, tumble, turn, void |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to throw or propel oneself out of an aircraft in an emergency, by use of an ejection seat or capsule.
- similar words:
- discharge, impel, propel
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| derivations: |
ejection (n.), ejector (n.) |
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