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- pronunciation:
- ih
jekt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
ejects, ejecting, ejected |
| definition 1: |
to throw out with force.
He ejected the noisy kids from the library.- synonyms:
- expel
- similar words:
- propel, send out, spew, spit, spout, thrust out, vent
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| definition 2: |
to throw or propel oneself out of a plane in an emergency.
The pilot ejected from the fighter plane when the engine failed.- similar words:
- discharge, propel
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| related words: |
banish, belch, chase, discharge, evacuate, expel, heave, overthrow, pass, suspend, turn |
| derivations: |
ejection (n.), ejector (n.) |
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