eject

1. 1

   To compel (a person or persons) to leave.transitive

   • The man started a fight and was ejected from the bar.
   • Andrew was ejected from his apartment for not paying the rent.
2. 2

   To throw out or remove forcefully.transitive

   • In other news, a Montreal man was ejected from his car when he was involved in an accident.
3. 3

   To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.UStransitive

4. 4

   To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.intransitiveusually

   • The pilot lost control of the plane and had to eject.
   • As the crippled jet spiralled down, the pilot pulled the escape handle, ejecting first his rear-seater, then himself.
5. 5

   To cause (something) to come out of a machine.transitive

   • Press that button to eject the video tape.
6. 6

   To cause (something) to come out of a machine.; To unmount (a drive).transitive

7. 7

   To come out of a machine.intransitive

   • I can't get this cassette to eject.

syn. boot out · discharge · dismiss · drive out · evict · expel · kick out · oust · toss · turf out · remove

1. 1

   an inferred object of someone else's consciousnesscountable