HyperDic: ejection

English > 2 senses of the word ejection:
NOUNactejection, expulsion, projection, forcing outthe act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
actejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddancethe act of forcing out someone or something
ejection > pronunciation
Soundsihjheh'kshahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > ejection: 2 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningThe act of expelling or projecting or ejecting.
Synonymsexpulsion, projection, forcing out
Narrowerbelch, belching, burp, burping, eructationA reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
belchingThe forceful expulsion of something from inside
coughing upThe act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing
spit, spitting, expectorationThe act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, pukingThe reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Broaderpropulsion, actuationThe act of propelling
Spanishexpulsión, eyección, proyección
Catalanejecció, expulsió, projecció
Verbsejecteliminate (a substance)
ejectcause to come out in a squirt
ejectleave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
English > ejection: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of forcing out someone or something.
Example"the ejection of troublemakers by the police"
Synonymsexclusion, expulsion, riddance
Narrowerbarring, blackballThe act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
defenestrationThe act of throwing someone or something out of a window
deportationThe expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
ostracismThe act of excluding someone from society by general consent
ouster, oustingThe act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
Broaderbanishment, proscriptionrejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
Spanishexclusión, expulsión
Catalanexclusió, expulsió
Verbsejectput out or expel from a place

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