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eject(2)(dictionary)
eject(dictionary)

eject(2) (iou)



eject verb. LME.
[Latin eject- pa. ppl stem of e(j)icere, from e- E- + jacere to throw.]
verb trans. Throw out (material, an object) from within; cause to be thrown out; discharge forcefully or violently. LME.
C. Lyell If stones are thrown into the Crater they are instantly ejected. J. Wyndham I ejected the two spent cartridge cases, and reloaded.
verb trans. Drive out from or from a place by force or with indignity. LME.
M. Meyer The little kingdoms..had risen against and ejected their tyrants. D. M. Davin I had to eject from the pub a drunk and troublesome Canadian soldier.
verb trans. Expel (a person) from or from a position or office; dispossess (an occupier) by legal means. LME.
verb trans. fig. Emit, give out. L16.
verb intrans. Leave an aircraft or spacecraft as an emergency procedure; bale out. M20.
Comb.: eject button: that is pressed in order to eject a cassette or disc from a machine.