eject: Meaning and Definition of
e•ject
Pronunciation: (i-jekt'), [key]
— v.t.
- 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.
- to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an ejection seat: When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.
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