English > forcing out: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting. |
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| Synonyms | expulsion, projection, ejection |
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| Narrower | belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation | A reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth |
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| belching | The forceful expulsion of something from inside |
| coughing up | The act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing |
| spit, spitting, expectoration | The act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) |
| vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking | The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
| Broader | propulsion, actuation | The act of propelling |
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| Spanish | expulsión, eyección, proyección |
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| Catalan | ejecció, expulsió, projecció |
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