eject
English
Usage notes
The physiological sense always uses pronunciation stressed on the first syllable (), either pronunciation is used for the other senses.
Verb
(
en verb)
To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
* 2012 , August 1. Peter Walker and Haroon Siddique in Guardian Unlimited, Eight Olympic badminton players disqualified for 'throwing games'
- Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a more favourable quarter-final draw.
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To throw out or remove forcefully.
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(US) To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.
To project oneself from an aircraft.
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To cause (something) to come out of a machine.
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To come out of a machine.
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Synonyms
* boot out, discharge, dismiss, drive out, evict, expel, kick out, toss, turf out, oust
* (throw out forcefully) throw out
* send off (UK )
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* (project oneself from an aircraft) bail out
* (come out of a machine) come out
Derived terms
* ejectable
* ejector
Related terms
* ejaculate
* ejaculation
* ejecta
* ejectamenta
* ejection
* ejective
* ejectment
Noun
eject (
not used in the plural )
A button on a machine that causes something to be ejected from the machine.
- When the tape stops, press eject.
Usage notes
* Eject in this sense is used without an article, and is often capitalised ("press EJECT") as it is marked on many such buttons, or enclosed in quotation marks ("press 'eject'").
