to expel
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5.0
- verb
- /ɪkˈspɛl/
- Wait a few seconds to ensure complete sample flow, then press the plunger to the second stop to expel any remaining liquid.
- expel gas
- expel into the air
- expel from the body
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Watch on YouTubeWell, I couldn't expel the carbon dioxide and breathe it out.
- Well, I couldn't expel the carbon dioxide and breathe it out.
- Your lungs want to expel it out right through your breath like when you exhale.
- And it also tells you that were you to exhale a lot more or a lot more vigorously, you would expel more carbon dioxide.
- He was an inventor and he invented this device that expelled water so he could go to the bottom of the ocean and turn it on.
- And it's so fast that it draws in more and more air, huge amounts of air and expels at very high speed.
- It's to spit to expel, to get rid of, right?
- And if your head is to the side, then it's easier to expel them.
- My brain wanted to keep going, but my, my nuts were just ready to really, you know, expel themselves.
- If, if it worked, if you could ingest someone's feces and then and then expel your feces into someone else's mouth, you don't need food.
Examples
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Gamay drew air deep into her lungs and let it out, expelling the dirt and dust.
Fiction book (1999) -
One major mode of transmission is through these droplets that are expelled when people sneeze or cough.
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White holes expel matter out.
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They're supposed to expel dust from the system, which is a cool idea.
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Your lungs want to expel it out right through your breath like when you exhale.
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When someone with influenza coughs or sneezes, virus is expelled in droplet form.
Academic text (2012) -
The valves are designed to expel gas when the pressure is too high.
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He pressed the nozzle to expel the remaining contents of the canister.
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The plant expels excess water through its leaves to maintain balance.
Synonyms
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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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2.3
To push food or drink out of your mouth
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6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
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4.5
Force unwanted people or things out of a place, often using water
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3.2
To remove liquid with a pump or make many things quickly
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3.2
To press something to get liquid out
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4.1
Push a liquid or other substance out of something
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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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4.4
To let waste or a small object leave the body
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4.4
Take people or things out of a vehicle by unloading
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7.0
To remove waste from the body through urine, sweat or breath
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6.5
Give off liquid slowly, often in drops
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6.9
To remove air or gas from a container to make a vacuum
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4.1
To get liquid from something by squeezing it
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5.8
Release a gas or energy during a chemical reaction
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4.3
Remove waste or harmful substances from the body
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4.8
To remove gas or steam from a machine
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7.9
To release gas from a material when it is heated or in a vacuum
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9.1
To come out freely, as a liquid, gas, or light
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Morphology
expel = ex + pel
The sense 'force out (a substance)' aligns with ex- (out) + pel (drive), but 'pel' is not a standalone English word, so the morphological relation is only partially transparent to learners.
Etymology
Expel comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and pellere 'to drive', the same root found in propel. So to expel a substance is to 'drive out' or push a gas or liquid out of a body or container.