ejection

UK: /ɪˈdʒɛkʃ^ən/ US: /ɪˈdʒɛkʃən/ ,(i jek′shən)

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e•jec•tion  (i jek′shən), n. 

1. an act or instance of ejecting.
2. the state of being ejected.
3. something ejected, as lava.

• Latin ējectiōn- (stem of ējectiō) a throwing out, equivalent. to eject- (see eject) + -iōn- -ion
• 1560–70

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e•ject /ɪˈdʒɛkt/   v. 

1. to drive or force out; expel:
   [~ + object] The police ejected the noisy demonstrators from the mayor's office.

e•jec•tion /ɪˈdʒɛkʃən/  n. [countable* uncountable] See -jec-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

e•ject  (i jekt′), v.t. 

1. to drive or force out;
   expel, as from a place or position:
   The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting.
2. to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.
3. to evict, as from property.
4. to throw out, as from within;
   throw off.

v.i. 

5. to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an ejection seat:
   When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.

• Latin ējectus (past participle of ējicere) thrown out, equivalent. to ē- e- + jec- (combining form of jacere) throw + -tus past participle suffix
• 1545–55

Synonyms

• 1. –3. oust.