Meaning & use
eject
To force something or someone out suddenly and often forcefully, or to remove a person from a place.
See it in a sentence
The pilot had to eject from the aircraft seconds before it crashed.
Security ejected the rowdy fan from the stadium after he threw a bottle.
A note on using this word
Eject often implies a sudden, forceful expulsion and applies to both people and objects, such as a disc or cartridge.
Words with a similar meaning
expelevict
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