eject

verb

i-ˈjekt How to pronounce eject (audio)
ejected; ejecting; ejects
Synonyms of ejectnext

transitive verb

1
a
: to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence
ejected the player from the game
b
: to evict from property
2
: to throw out or off from within
ejects the empty cartridges
ejectable
i-ˈjek-tə-bəl How to pronounce eject (audio)
adjective
ejection
i-ˈjek-shən How to pronounce eject (audio)
noun
ejective
i-ˈjek-tiv How to pronounce eject (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

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eject, expel, oust, evict mean to drive or force out.

eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action.

ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar

expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.

a student expelled from college

oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion.

police ousted the squatters

evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home.

evicted for nonpayment of rent

Examples of eject in a Sentence

The machine automatically ejected the CD. The pilot ejected when his plane caught fire.
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McCaffery was ejected in his final game coaching the Hawkeyes, a 106-94 loss to Illinois on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. — Shirsh Lata Soni, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025 Multiple fans were ejected from the game, with a team official citing the NBA's Code of Conduct. — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025 Those events ejected plumes of volcanic ash as high as 45,000 feet into the atmosphere, disrupting air travel between the U.S. and Asia via the great circle routes that link places like New York and Tokyo along the Earth's curve. — Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eject

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin ejectus, past participle of eicere, from e- + jacere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of eject was in the 15th century

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eject

verb
i-ˈjekt How to pronounce eject (audio)
1
a
: to throw out especially by physical force or authority
ejected from the game
b
: to force off property
2
: to throw out or off from within
ejects the cassette
ejection
-ˈjek-shən How to pronounce eject (audio)
noun
ejector
-ˈjek-tər
noun

Medical Definition

eject

transitive verb
i-ˈjekt How to pronounce eject (audio)
: to force out or expel from within
blood ejected from the heart— S. F. Mason
ejection
-ˈjek-shən How to pronounce eject (audio)
noun

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