eject

English

Etymology

From Latin ēiectus, from e-, combining form of ex- (“out”) + iectus, variant form of iactus, perfect passive participle of iacere (“to throw”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭ-jĕktʹ, ēʹjĕkt, IPA: /ɪˈdʒɛkt/, /ˈiː.dʒɛkt/, SAMPA: /I"dZEkt/, /"i:.dZEkt/
• Rhymes: -ɛkt

Usage notes

The physiological sense always uses pronunciation stressed on the first syllable (IPA: /iː.dʒɛkt/, SAMPA: /"i:.dZEkt/), either pronunciation is used for the other senses.

Verb

eject (third-person singular simple present ejects, present participle ejecting, simple past and past participle ejected)

1. (transitive) To force (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.

2. (transitive) To be thrown out violently.

   In other news, a Montreal man was ejected from his car when he was involved in an accident.

3. (US) (transitive) To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.
4. (transitive) To cause (something) to come out of a machine.

   Press that button to eject the video tape.

5. (intransitive) To project oneself from an aircraft.

   The pilot lost control of the plane and had to eject.

6. (intransitive) To come out of a machine.

   I can't get this cassette to eject.

Synonyms

• (force (a person or persons) to leave): boot out, discharge, dismiss, drive out, evict, expel, kick out, oust, throw out
• (be thrown out violently): be forced out, be hurled out, be thrown out, be projected 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

Derived terms

• ejectable
• ejector

Related terms

• ejaculate
• ejaculation
• ejecta
• ejectamenta
• ejection
• ejective
• ejectment

Translations

compel to leave

Bulgarian: изгонвам (bg) Czech: vyhodit (cs) Finnish: poistaa (fi), häätää (fi)

Kurdish: ده‌رپه‌ڕین Polish: wyrzucać / wyrzucić

be thrown out violently

Czech: vyhodit (cs), vymrštit (cs) Finnish: lentää ulos

Portuguese: ejetar (pt)

compel (a sports player) to leave the field

Bulgarian: изгонвам (bg)

Finnish: poistaa kentältä

cause (something) to come out of a machine

Bulgarian: изпускам (bg) Czech: vysunout (cs)

Finnish: poistaa (fi) Polish: wysuwać / wysunąć

project oneself from an aircraft

Bulgarian: катапултирам (bg) Finnish: laukaista heittoistuin, pelastautua heittoistuimella Hungarian: katapultál (hu)

Polish: katapultować się Portuguese: ejetar (pt)

come out of a machine

Finnish: poistua, tulla ulos

Polish: wysuwać się / wysunąć się

Noun

eject (not used in the plural)

1. A button on a machine that causes something to be ejected from the machine.

   When the tape stops, press eject.

Usage notes

• 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

eject (plural ejects)

1. (psychology) (by analogy with subject and object) an inferred object of someone else's consciousness