Eject - English meaning

verb

Send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment.

Usage examples:

A number of people were banished to siberia for political crimes

verb

To send someone away and forbid the person to come back

Usage examples:

He was banished from his sister's house., their goal is to banish war forever.

verb

To send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back

Usage examples:

He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year., they were banished (= sent out) from the libr…

verb

Emit wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth.

Usage examples:

Pardon me for belching

noun

An act of belching.

Usage examples:

He gave a loud belch

verb

To allow air from the stomach to come out noisily through the mouth

Usage examples:

He belched noisily.

verb

(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.

Usage examples:

The ball bounced away and he chased it

noun

A rebound of a ball or other object.

Usage examples:

The wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce

verb

To move up or away after hitting a surface, or to cause something to move this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] the basketball bounced off the rim of the basket., [ t ] she bounced the baby on her knee., […

phrasal verb

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

To get rid of someone or something, especially forcefully

Usage examples:

Cast out by his family, he was forced to fend for himself.

phrasal verb

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

To throw something away

Usage examples:

I've chucked out all my old clothes.

phrasal verb

Discharge from the lungs and out of the mouth

phrasal verb

To force liquid out of your lungs

Usage examples:

She coughed up a lot of phlegm., i had to cough up $85 for a parking fine.

phrasal verb

To give money, especially when you do not really want to or when a large amount is involved

Usage examples:

A plan for how the money should be spent was presented, in the hope of persuading donors to cough up.

verb

Throw (someone) out of a window.

Usage examples:

She had made up her mind that the woman had been defenestrated, although the official verdict had b…

verb

To throw or push someone out of a window

Usage examples:

They threatened to defenestrate him., it would not be a good time to defenestrate the prime minister.

verb

To force someone, especially a leader, out of his or her job

Usage examples:

It would not be a good time to defenestrate the prime minister.

verb

Expel (a foreigner) from a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having committed a crime.

Usage examples:

He was deported for violation of immigration laws

verb

To force a person to leave a country

Usage examples:

The government hopes to deport the criminals., [ u ] they await deportation.

verb

To force someone to leave a country, especially someone who has no legal right to be there or who has broken the law

Usage examples:

Thousands of illegal immigrants are caught and deported every year., be deported to the refugees we…

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

verb

Pour (something) out.

Usage examples:

The combine disgorged a steady stream of grain

verb

To pay back money that has been made illegally, especially after being ordered to by a court

Usage examples:

They were ordered to disgorge $1.85 million in profits made by fraudulent means.

verb

To release large amounts of liquid, gas, or other contents

Usage examples:

The pipe was found to be disgorging dangerous chemicals into the sea.

verb

Deprive (someone) of land, property, or other possessions.

Usage examples:

They were dispossessed of lands and properties during the reformation

verb

To force someone to give up the possession of a house, land, or other property

Usage examples:

Many people were dispossessed of their homes during the war.

verb

To take property, especially buildings or land, away from someone or a group of people

Usage examples:

Be dispossessed of a lot of people were dispossessed of their homes during the civil war.

verb

Produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation).

Usage examples:

Even the best cars emit carbon dioxide

Give off, send forth, or discharge

verb

To send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas

Usage examples:

The alarm emits infrared rays which are used to detect any intruder., the machine emits a high-pitc…

verb

Expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law.

Usage examples:

A single mother and her children have been evicted from their home

verb

Expel or eject without recourse to legal process

verb

To force someone to leave a place

Usage examples:

Long-time residents are being evicted from the buildings., [ u ] he’s been threatened with eviction…

verb

(of a living organism or cell) separate and expel as waste (a substance, especially a product of metabolism).

Usage examples:

Excess bicarbonate is excreted by the kidney

verb

To get rid of material such as solid waste or urine from the body

Usage examples:

Be excreted from most toxins are naturally excreted from the body.

noun

The state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.

Usage examples:

He knew now that he would die in exile

verb

Expel and bar (someone) from their native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.

Usage examples:

A corrupt dictator who had been exiled from his country

noun

The condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons

Usage examples:

Go into exile the king went into exile because of the political situation in his country., in exile…

verb

Officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization.

Usage examples:

She was expelled from school

Eliminate

verb

To force someone to leave a country, organization, or school

Usage examples:

He was expelled from school for his continued bad behavior.

verb

(with reference to moisture or a smell) discharge or be discharged slowly and steadily.

Usage examples:

The beetle exudes a caustic liquid

verb

To have a lot of a particular quality or feeling

Usage examples:

Sal exudes confidence., some trees exude a sap that repels insect parasites.

verb

If you exude love, confidence, pain, etc., you show that you have a lot of that feeling

Usage examples:

Exude confidence she just exudes confidence.

phrasal verb

Give to several people

phrasal verb

To last no longer, or to work no longer

Usage examples:

Food supplies will give out by the end of the week., they’re giving out free tickets to the circus.

verb

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Usage examples:

The reformists were ousted from power

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Usage examples:

An official confirmed the prisoners would be released

noun

The action or process of releasing or being released.

Usage examples:

A campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release

verb

Take (something) away or off from the position occupied.

Usage examples:

Customs officials removed documents from the premises

noun

A degree of remoteness or separation.

Usage examples:

At this remove, the whole incident seems insane

idiom

To cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place

phrasal verb

Produce, emit, or give out something.

Usage examples:

Radar signals were sent out in powerful pulses

phrasal verb

Dispatch items to a number of people.

Usage examples:

The company sent out written information about the stock

noun

A tube or lip projecting from a container, through which liquid can be poured.

Usage examples:

A teapot with a chipped spout

verb

Send out (liquid) forcibly in a stream.

Usage examples:

Volcanoes spouted ash and lava

verb

To send out liquid or flames quickly and with force, or of liquid or flame to flow quickly

Usage examples:

[ t ] the volcano spouted flames and red-hot rocks., [ t ] the man was spouting nonsense about peop…

collocation

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

Discard something as unwanted.

Usage examples:

I threw out all the old torn clothes

phrasal verb

(of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject something brought before it.

Usage examples:

The charges were thrown out by the magistrate

phrasal verb

To force someone to leave a place or an organization

Usage examples:

They turfed me out of the office so they could hold the meeting in private., you need to learn how …

phrasal verb

To force someone to leave a place or an organization

Usage examples:

They turfed me out of the office so they could hold the meeting in private., you need to learn how …

noun

An opening that allows air, gas, or liquid to pass out of or into a confined space.

Usage examples:

Remove any debris blocking the vents

verb

Give free expression to (a strong emotion).

Usage examples:

We vent our spleen on drug barons

noun

An opening or slit in a garment, especially in the lower part of the seam at the back of a coat.

Usage examples:

It's made from super 120's italian wool and features a three-button closure, side vents and picksti…

verb

Eject matter from the stomach through the mouth.

Usage examples:

The sickly stench made him want to vomit

noun

Matter vomited from the stomach.

Usage examples:

The cell stank of vomit and urine

verb

To empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth, usually in explosive bursts

Usage examples:

It causes a range of ailments, including headache and vomiting.