[eject] vt [ME, fr. L ejectus, pp. of eicere, fr. e- + jacere] (15c) 1 a: to drive out esp. by physical force b: to evict from property
2: to throw out or off from within "~s the empty cartridges" -- eject.able adj -- ejec.tion n -- ejec.tive adj syn eject, expel, oust, evict mean to drive or force out. eject carries an esp. 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 esp. 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".