eject
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eject¹
- /ɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/
Rhymes with -ɛkt
Where it comes from
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”).
verb ejects · ejecting · ejected
- To compel (a person or persons) to leave. The man started a fight and was ejected from the bar.
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To throw out or remove forcefully.
In other news, a Montreal man was ejected from his car when he was involved in an accident.
Similar: throw out
- To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.
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To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.
The pilot lost control of the plane and had to eject.
Similar: punch out
- To cause (something) to come out of a machine. Press that button to eject the video tape.
- To unmount (a drive).
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To come out of a machine.
I can't get this cassette to eject.
Similar: come out
Similar: boot out, discharge, dismiss, drive out, evict, expel, kick out, oust, toss, turf out, remove
eject²
- /ˈiː.d͡ʒɛkt/
Rhymes with -iːdʒɛkt
Where it comes from
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.
noun ejects
- an inferred object of someone else's consciousness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: boot out, kick out, turf out, force out, chuck out, expel, throw out, release, discharge, exclude, squeeze out, turn out, squirt, exit, dislodge, evict
Translations
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verb to compel to leave
| Español | expulsar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 立ち退かせる tachinokaseru, 追い出す oidasu |
| 中文 | 逐出 zhúchū, 驅逐 /驱逐 qūzhú |
| Português | expulsar |
| Français | éjecter, expulser |
| Deutsch | auswerfen, ausweisen |
| Ελληνικά | βγάζω vgázo |
| Română | ejecta, expulza |
| Русский | выгоня́ть vygonjátʹ, вы́гнать výgnatʹ, прогоня́ть progonjátʹ, прогна́ть prognátʹ, изгоня́ть izgonjátʹ, изгна́ть izgnátʹ |
verb to cause to come out of a machine
| 日本語 | イジェクトする ijekuto suru, 取り出す toridasu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 排除 páichú |
| Português | ejetar |
| Deutsch | ausstoßen |
| Русский | выта́лкивать vytálkivatʹ, вы́толкнуть výtolknutʹ, выки́дывать vykídyvatʹ, вы́кинуть výkinutʹ, выбра́сывать vybrásyvatʹ, вы́бросить výbrositʹ |
verb to throw out forcefully
| Español | eyectar |
|---|---|
| Português | ejetar |
| Français | éjecter, expulser |
| Deutsch | rauswerfen |
| Русский | выгоня́ть vygonjátʹ, вы́гнать výgnatʹ, прогоня́ть progonjátʹ, прогна́ть prognátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | phun |
verb to compel (a sports player) to leave the field
| Русский | изгоня́ть izgonjátʹ, изгна́ть izgnátʹ, выгоня́ть vygonjátʹ, вы́гнать výgnatʹ |
|---|
verb to project oneself from an aircraft
| Español | eyectarse |
|---|---|
| Português | ejetar |
| Deutsch | katapultieren |
| Русский | катапульти́роваться katapulʹtírovatʹsja |
| العربية | قَذَفَ نَفْسَهُ qaḏafa nafsahu |
verb to come out of a machine
| 日本語 | イジェクトする ijekuto suru |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 彈出 /弹出 tánchū |
| Português | ejetar |
| Русский | выта́лкиваться vytálkivatʹsja, вы́толкнуться výtolknutʹsja, выки́дываться vykídyvatʹsja, вы́кинуться výkinutʹsja, выбра́сываться vybrásyvatʹsja, вы́броситься výbrositʹsja |
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@misc{eject_2026,
title = {eject},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eject},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
