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- Dictionaryejection/ɪˈdʒɛkʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of forcing or throwing something out; emission: "an explosive ejection of ash" Similar Opposite
- 2. the action of forcing someone to leave a place or position; expulsion: "the forcible ejection of a table of rowdy drunks"
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noun [ C or U ] uk / iˈdʒek.ʃ ə n / us / iˈdʒek.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. the act of ejecting someone or something. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Emitting and ejecting. carbon emissions. discharge. displaced. ejector. emanate. emission. expel. expulsion. exude. give something off. loose. low emission zone. send something out.
1. a. : to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence. ejected the player from the game. b. : to evict from property. 2. : to throw out or off from within. ejects the empty cartridges. ejectable. i-ˈjek-tə-bəl. adjective. ejection. i-ˈjek-shən. noun. ejective. i-ˈjek-tiv. adjective. Synonyms.
The action of something being forced or thrown out is called ejection. If you notice an ejection of black smoke from your car's tail pipe, you'll probably want to take it to a repair shop.
Ejection definition: an act or instance of ejecting. . See examples of EJECTION used in a sentence.
the act of ejecting someone or something. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Emitting and ejecting. carbon emissions. discharge. displaced. ejector. emanate. emission. expel. expulsion. exude. give something off. loose. low emission zone. send something out. shedding. spew. toss. unhoused. See more results » Examples from literature.
EJECTION definition: an act or instance of ejecting | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
ejection. 1. Escape from an aircraft by means of an independently propelled seat or capsule. 2. In air armament, the process of forcefully separating an aircraft store from an aircraft to achieve satisfactory separation. Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ejection (of something) (from something) (into something) an act of pushing something out suddenly and with a lot of force. the ejection of hot rocks and ash into the water column and air above the volcano. an escape from an aircraft that is going to crash, sometimes using an ejector seat.
noun. ejections. The act of ejecting or the condition of being ejected. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Ejected matter. American Heritage. Synonyms: exclusion. expulsion. riddance. forcing-out. projection. dismissal. eviction. bounce. boot. ouster. ejectment. Other Word Forms of Ejection. Noun. Singular: ejection. Plural: ejections.
to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position: The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting. to dismiss, as from office or occupancy. to evict, as from property. to throw out, as from within; throw off. v.i.
