to eject
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4.1
- verb
- /ɪˈdʒɛkt/
- The car's engine overheated and ejected a cloud of steam.
- ejected material
- ejected gas
- ejected alpha particles
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Watch on YouTubeIf comets eject their gases into space, do we know of any dried up comets?
- If comets eject their gases into space, do we know of any dried up comets?
- Because the fan is on the bottom facing the video card, it helps pull that hot air out from the video card as it's being ejected.
Examples
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In some fortunate cases, the top broke off cleanly, ejecting the oil straight up.
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You gotta keep holding it down or else it'll eject.
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And I think at that time he said something about if I eject, it's going to cause all these problems.
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All this needs to do is transfer from here to here to eject it and bring it back in again.
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So what I'm going to do is to eject the DVD, run Dr.
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I'm going to eject the sleep module.
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Yeah, can you actually eject the contents in mid-air?
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The jet of liquid ejected by a syringe is thin and concentrated.
Academic text (1993) -
When the soda can was opened, it ejected a fountain of bubbly liquid.
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As the rocket launched, it ejected flames and smoke from the engines.
Synonyms
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1.0
To let liquid flow away from something
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2.7
To allow a liquid, gas, or energy to flow out
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4.5
Pull something out of a place by using air to draw it in
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5.1
To send out large amounts of something suddenly, like water or smoke
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4.5
Force unwanted people or things out of a place, often using water
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2.9
Make liquid flow out of a container
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2.3
To push liquid out quickly in a thin stream
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3.2
To remove liquid with a pump or make many things quickly
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5.0
Push out a substance, for example gas from a body or container
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3.2
To press something to get liquid out
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4.2
To push something out with effort or pressure
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5.9
To force out large amounts of something like smoke or words
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3.7
To come out in a thin fast stream, like water from a bottle
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4.4
Take people or things out of a vehicle by unloading
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3.9
To force liquid out quickly in a narrow stream, like blood or water
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3.7
To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream
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5.0
To take out what is inside a container so it becomes empty
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4.1
To get liquid from something by squeezing it
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4.9
To take liquid from a container by pouring or draining for testing
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4.8
To remove gas or steam from a machine
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4.6
To pour a liquid or other thing out of a container
To take liquid from a container with a ladle
Antonyms
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Morphology
eject = e + ject
The meaning corresponds to Latin e- 'out' + -ject 'throw', so the sense 'discharge/force out' is conceptually transparent, but 'ject' is not a standalone English word and therefore not obvious to average learners.
Etymology
Eject comes from the parts ex- 'out' and -ject 'throw'. So to eject a liquid or substance is to 'throw it out', which is why animals or machines can eject ink, oil or other fluids.