eject
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin ēiectus, from e-, combining form of ex- (“out”) + iectus, variant form of iactus, perfect passive participle of iacere (“to throw”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Usage notes [edit]
The physiological sense always uses pronunciation stressed on the first syllable (IPA: /iː.dʒɛkt/, X-SAMPA: /"i:.dZEkt/), either pronunciation is used for the other senses.
Verb [edit]
eject (third-person singular simple present ejects, present participle ejecting, simple past and past participle ejected)
- (transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
- The man started a fight and was ejected from the bar.
- Andrew was ejected from his apartment for not paying the rent.
- 2012, August 1. Peter Walker and Haroon Siddique in Guardian Unlimited, Eight Olympic badminton players disqualified for 'throwing games'
- 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.
- (transitive) To throw out forcefully.
- In other news, a Montreal man was ejected from his car when he was involved in an accident.
- (US, transitive) To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.
- (intransitive) To project oneself from an aircraft.
- The pilot lost control of the plane and had to eject.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to come out of a machine.
- Press that button to eject the video tape.
- (intransitive) To come out of a machine.
- I can't get this cassette to eject.
Synonyms [edit]
- (compel (someone) to leave): boot out, discharge, dismiss, drive out, evict, expel, kick out, toss, turf out, oust
- (throw out forcefully): throw out
- (compel (a sports player) to leave the field): send off (UK)
- (cause (something) to come out of a machine):
- (project oneself from an aircraft): bail out
- (come out of a machine): come out
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Translations [edit]
to compel to leave
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to throw out forcefully
to compel (a sports player) to leave the field
to project oneself from an aircraft
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to cause to come out of a machine
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to come out of a machine
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Noun [edit]
eject (not used in the plural)
- A button on a machine that causes something to be ejected from the machine.
- When the tape stops, press eject.
Usage notes [edit]
- Eject in this sense is used without an article, and is often capitalised ("press EJECT") as it is marked on many such buttons, or enclosed in quotation marks ("press 'eject' ").
Noun [edit]
eject (plural ejects)
- (psychology) (by analogy with subject and object) an inferred object of someone else's consciousness
