ejected; ejecting; ejects

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 adjective
ejection noun
ejective adjective
Choose the Right Synonym for eject

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.
Recent Examples on the Web As for the battered décor, the Raoul brothers ejected the Chianti bottles on the tables, but kept the rest: the bar, the booths, the tin ceilings and walls, and the fish tank at the back. Penelope Green, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Burchard was ejected from the cart, which flipped and landed on him, according to a case summary included with an opinion released Friday by the Michigan Court of Appeals. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2024 Despite being violently ejected from a sliding home, the instrument remained surprisingly intact, Braun said. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Gobert was called for his sixth foul, and therefore ejected, with under 30 seconds remaining of the Timberwolves’ clash against the Cleveland Cavaliers and with his team leading by just a point. Ben Morse, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024 When the cartridge is full, the vacuum automatically returns to its docking station to eject the debris into a hypoallergenic dust bag that automatically closes to prevent dust or other particles from getting into the air. Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 The four ejected: Two Heat players (Butler and Bryant) and two Pelicans players (Marshall and Alvarado). Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024 In the end, no one was ejected, but Schroder and McDaniels each received technical fouls. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2024 Quinones and Grant Williams got ejected, with Bridges picking up an offsetting technical foul. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024

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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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Cite this Entry

“Eject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eject. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

eject

verb
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 noun
ejector
-ˈjek-tər
noun

Medical Definition

eject

transitive verb
: to force out or expel from within
blood ejected from the heartS. F. Mason
ejection noun

Legal Definition

eject

transitive verb

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