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Eject

//ɪˈd͡ʒɛkt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    an inferred object of someone else's consciousness countable
Verb
  1. 1
    To compel (a person or persons) to leave. transitive

    "The man started a fight and was ejected from the bar."

  2. 2
    eliminate (a substance) wordnet
  3. 3
    To throw out or remove forcefully. transitive

    "In other news, a Montreal man was ejected from his car when he was involved in an accident."

  4. 4
    cause to come out in a squirt wordnet
  5. 5
    To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour. US, transitive
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  1. 6
    put out or expel from a place wordnet
  2. 7
    To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule. intransitive, usually

    "The pilot lost control of the plane and had to eject."

  3. 8
    leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule wordnet
  4. 9
    To cause (something) to come out of a machine. transitive

    "Press that button to eject the video tape."

  5. 10
    To come out of a machine. intransitive

    "I can't get this cassette to eject."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French éjecter, from Latin ēiectus, perfect passive participle of ēiciō (“to throw out”), or from ēiectō, the frequentative form of the same verb, from ē-, combining form of ex (“out”), + iaciō (“to throw”).

Etymology 2

From Latin ēiectum (“(that which is) thrown out”), from ēiciō (“to throw out”) (see Etymology 1). Coined by W. K. Clifford by analogy with subject and object.

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