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eject en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/
• (US) audio
• ĭ-jĕktʹ

Etymology

From Middle French éjecter, from Latin ēiectus, perfect passive participle of ēiciō (“to throw out”), or from ēiectō, the frequentative form of the same verb, from ē-, combining form of ex (“out”), + iaciō (“to throw”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
   • The man started a fight and was ejected from the bar.
   • Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a more favourable quarter-final draw. 2012 August 1, Peter Walker, Haroon Siddique, “Eight Olympic badminton players disqualified for 'throwing games'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2024:
   • In one case at least the land on which a station was built seems to have been rented, as it is recorded that in November, 1868, a certain Mr. Rice Thomas threatened to eject the Carnarvonshire Railway from its Pant [Pant Glas] Station for non-payment of rent! 1958 September 14, J. M. Dunn, “The Afonwen Line—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 595:
   • Andrew was ejected from his apartment for not paying the rent.
2. (transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.
   • In other news, a Montreal man was ejected from his car when he was involved in an accident.
   • An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine. 2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):
   • The lights of Luluabourg disappeared, and we were in the blackness of the African night, which was continuously pierced by the showers of red sparks ejected skywards and red hot ashes deposited on the track as the fireman rocked his fire. 1958 February 14, Arthur F. Beckenham, “A Journey in the Belgian Congo”, in Railway Magazine, page 93:
3. (US, transitive) To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.
4. (intransitive, usually) To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.
   • 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. (transitive) To cause (something) to come out of a machine.
   • Press that button to eject the video tape.
6. (qualifier:by analogy, transitive) To cause (something) to come out of a machine. ▸ To unmount (a drive).
7. (intransitive) To come out of a machine.
   • I can't get this cassette to eject.

Forms

Deriveds

ejectile · reeject · ejectosome · ejectable · ejectee · ejectability · ejection · unejected · ejector

Hypernyms

bail out (forcefully project (oneself or others) from an aircraft)

Relateds

ejaculate · ejecta · ejection · ejective · ejectamenta · ejectment · ejaculation

Synonyms

drive out · boot out (compel (someone) to leave) · expel · kick out (compel (a sports player) to leave the field) · kick out · toss (compel (a sports player) to leave the field) · dismiss · oust · evict · turf out · toss · come out (come out of a machine) · send off (compel (a sports player) to leave the field) · remove (cause (something) to come out of a machine) · throw out (throw out forcefully) · punch out (forcefully project (oneself or others) from an aircraft) · discharge

Translations (124)

vi phun (to throw out forcefully) · ru вы́сунуться (to come out of a machine) · nl wegsturen (to compel to leave) · de ausstoßen (to cause to come out of a machine) · nl eruittrappen (to throw out forcefully) · am አስወጣ (to throw out forcefully) · ro expulza (to compel to leave) · ru изгоня́ть (to compel (a sports player) to leave the field) · cmn 排除 (to cause to come out of a machine) · sv utvisa (to compel (a sports player) to leave the field) · ru изгоня́ть (to compel to leave) · ja イジェクトする (to come out of a machine) · ru выки́дываться (to come out of a machine) · el βγάζω (to compel to leave) · oc expulsar (to compel to leave) · nl buitengooien (to compel to leave) · bg изгонвам (to compel to leave) · fr éjecter (to compel to leave) · cmn 驅逐 /驱逐 (to compel to leave) · ru извле́чь (to cause to come out of a machine) · pl katapultować się (to project oneself from an aircraft) · eo elĵeti (to throw out forcefully) · pl wyrzucić (to compel to leave) · fr expulser (to compel to leave) · pt ejetar (to come out of a machine) · ja 立ち退かせる (to compel to leave) · ru вы́гнать (to compel (a sports player) to leave the field) · pl wysuwać się (to come out of a machine) · ru прогоня́ть (to throw out forcefully) · ja イジェクトする (to cause to come out of a machine) · es eyectarse (to project oneself from an aircraft) · mk истерува (to compel to leave) · ru вы́бросить (to cause to come out of a machine) · mk исфрла (to throw out forcefully) · pt expulsar (to compel to leave) · ru извлека́ть (to cause to come out of a machine) · cs vymrštit (to throw out forcefully) · fi poistaa (to compel to leave) · ru вы́кинуть (to cause to come out of a machine) · ru выки́дывать (to cause to come out of a machine) · ru вы́кинуться (to come out of a machine) · hu katapultál (to project oneself from an aircraft) · cmn 逐出 (to compel to leave) · ar قَذَفَ نَفْسَهُ (to project oneself from an aircraft) · pl wyrzucać (to compel to leave) · es eyectar (to throw out forcefully) · ru выбра́сывать (to cause to come out of a machine) · ru вы́толкнуть (to cause to come out of a machine) · fi poistaa (to cause to come out of a machine) · sv slunga ut (to throw out forcefully) · fi tulla ulos (to come out of a machine) · ru выгоня́ть (to throw out forcefully) · ru выбра́сываться (to come out of a machine) · ru вы́гнать (to compel to leave) · ru вы́толкнуться (to come out of a machine) · mk исфрли (to throw out forcefully) · ru катапульти́роваться (to project oneself from an aircraft) · pt ejetar (to project oneself from an aircraft) · ru прогна́ть (to compel to leave) · de katapultieren (to project oneself from an aircraft) · sv mata ut (to cause to come out of a machine) · sv matas ut (to come out of a machine) · cs vyhodit (to throw out forcefully) · sv kasta ut (to throw out forcefully) · pl wysunąć (to cause to come out of a machine) · fi laukaista heittoistuin (to project oneself from an aircraft) · fr expulser (to throw out forcefully) · fi poistaa kentältä (to compel (a sports player) to leave the field) · nl eruitgooien (to throw out forcefully) · cs vysunout (to cause to come out of a machine) · ru изгна́ть (to compel (a sports player) to leave the field) · mi tuwha (to come out of a machine) · ang gescufan (to throw out forcefully) · bg катапултирам (to project oneself from an aircraft) · de ausweisen (to compel to leave) · cs vyhodit (to compel to leave) · da skyde ud (to project oneself from an aircraft) · bg изпускам (to cause to come out of a machine) · pl wysunąć się (to come out of a machine) · ro ejecta (to compel to leave) · ru изгна́ть (to compel to leave) · fi ajaa ulos (to compel (a sports player) to leave the field) · mk истера (to compel to leave) · fi heittää ulos (to compel to leave) · pl wysuwać (to cause to come out of a machine) · ru выгоня́ть (to compel (a sports player) to leave the field) · fi häätää (to compel to leave) · da udvise (to compel to leave) · pt ejetar (to throw out forcefully) · ca expulsar (to compel to leave) · ja 追い出す (to compel to leave) · ru прогоня́ть (to compel to leave) · ru прогна́ть (to throw out forcefully) · de rauswerfen (to throw out forcefully) · mi tuha (to come out of a machine) · sv avvisa (to compel to leave) · grc ἐξωθέω (to throw out forcefully) · fi heittää ulos (to throw out forcefully) · sv skjuta ut (to project oneself from an aircraft) · ca ejectar (to throw out forcefully) · ru выгоня́ть (to compel to leave) · ru выта́лкиваться (to come out of a machine) · ja 取り出す (to cause to come out of a machine) · fr éjecter (to throw out forcefully) · bg изгонвам (to compel (a sports player) to leave the field) · fi lentää ulos (to throw out forcefully) · de auswerfen (to compel to leave) · ru вы́гнать (to throw out forcefully) · da skubbe ud (to cause to come out of a machine) · sv avhysa (to compel to leave) · fi pelastautua heittoistuimella (to project oneself from an aircraft) · pt ejetar (to cause to come out of a machine) · fi saada ulos (to cause to come out of a machine) · cmn 彈出 /弹出 (to come out of a machine) · mi tu(w)ha (to cause to come out of a machine) · es expulsar (to compel to leave) · ru вы́броситься (to come out of a machine) · sv förvisa (to compel to leave) · ckb دەرپەڕین (to compel to leave) · da bortvise (to compel to leave) · fi poistua (to come out of a machine) · ru выта́лкивать (to cause to come out of a machine) · ru высо́вываться (to come out of a machine) · tyz bủn (to throw out forcefully)

eject en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈiː.d͡ʒɛkt/
• ēʹjĕkt
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin ēiectum (“(that which is) thrown out”), from ēiciō (“to throw out”) (see Etymology 1). Coined by W. K. Clifford by analogy with subject and object.

Meanings

1. (countable) an inferred object of someone else's consciousness

Forms