EJECT


Meaning of EJECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈjekt ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ejectus, past participle of eicere, from e- + jacere

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence

eject ed the player from the game

b. : to evict from property

2. : to throw out or off from within

eject s the empty cartridges

• eject·able -ˈjek-tə-bəl adjective

• ejec·tion -ˈjek-shən noun

• ejec·tive -ˈjek-tiv adjective

Synonyms:

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

got the sheriff to oust the squatters

evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home

evicted for nonpayment of rent

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.