verb
eject
ih-JEHKT
verb
1
To force someone to leave a place.
"Security ejected the heckler from the theater."
"The referee ejected the player after his second foul."
2
To forcefully throw out or expel something.
"The volcano ejected ash miles into the sky."
3
To safely propel oneself out of an aircraft in an emergency, usually using an ejection seat.
"The pilot ejected seconds before the plane crashed."
4
To make a disc or drive pop out of a device, or to safely disconnect a removable drive.
"Don't forget to eject the USB drive before unplugging it."
How to Use Eject
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo forcefully remove, expel, or launch something or someone out.
Common pairings
eject a player
eject the disc
ejector seat
Word Forms
ejected past tense, ejects plural, ejects singular
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Etymology
From Latin eicere ("to throw out"), from e- ("out") + iacere ("to throw").