e ‧ ject /ɪˈdʒekt/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: ejectus , past participle of eicere 'to throw out' ]
1 . [transitive] to make someone leave a place or building by using force
eject somebody from something
The demonstrators were ejected from the hall.
2 . [transitive] to make someone leave a job or position very quickly
eject somebody from something
420 workers have been ejected from their jobs with no warning.
3 . [transitive] to suddenly send something out:
Two engines cut out and the plane started to eject fuel as it lost height.
4 . [intransitive] if a pilot ejects, he or she escapes from a plane, using an ejector seat because it is going to crash
5 . [intransitive and transitive] if you eject a ↑ tape or ↑ disk , or if it ejects, it comes out of a machine after you have pressed a particular button
—ejection /ɪˈdʒekʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]