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- pronunciation:
- ih
jekt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ejects, ejecting, ejected |
| definition 1: |
to expel forcefully.
The driver was ejected from the vehicle during the crash.The CD player is broken and won't eject the CD.The quick maneuver helped the choking man eject the cough drop from his windpipe.- 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.
The player was ejected from the game because of his unruly behavior.The judge ejected the protesters from the courtroom.- 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.
The pilot ejected from the fighter plane when the engine failed.- similar words:
- discharge, impel, propel
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adverb + (v.)eject
automatically, deliberately, forcibly, gravitationally, twice, violently
(v.)eject
+ adverb
immediately, newly, safely
(v.)eject
+ noun
aircraft,
asteroid,
atmosphere,
atom,
blob,
bullet,
button,
cartridge,
cassette,
clip,
comet,
command,
core,
crater,
disc,
disk,
egg,
eruption,
explosion,
fan,
foul,
galaxy,
game,
gravity,
impact,
incident,
inning,
jet,
lava,
layer,
load,
magazine,
mass,
matter,
mouth,
nucleus,
orbit,
parachute,
passenger,
pistol,
plane,
plasma,
plate,
pod,
port,
seat,
sequence,
shell,
space,
star,
supernova,
surface,
tape,
top,
trigger,
umpire,
volcano,
windshield
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| derivations: |
ejection (n.), ejector (n.) |
The word eject
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
ject, jet, jac
Latin
root
that means throw; lie
Example words:
abject, adjacent, adjective, conjecture, deject, dejection, ejaculatory, eject, inject, injection, interject, interjection, jet, jetsam, jettison, object, objective, project, projectile, projection, reject, rejection, subjacent, subject, subjective, trajectory
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