倒 — meaning in English
dǎo
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English meaning
- eject verb To force someone to leave a place.
- expel verb To force someone out of a place, group, or organization, often as punishment.
- fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
- launch verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
- lodge verb To become firmly fixed in a particular position.
- overturn verb To flip something over, or to cause a vehicle to roll onto its side or roof.
- pour verb To make a liquid flow steadily out of or into a container.
- reciprocal adj Given or felt equally by both sides; mutual, done in return.
- scrap noun A small leftover piece or fragment of something.
- shed noun A small, simple structure used for storage or shelter, usually in a garden or yard.
Senses
倒 is used for these senses in English:
- cast away (transitive) To discard.
- clear out (transitive) to remove or eject (from), especially forcibly.
- eject (transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
- expel (transitive) To eject.
- fall To come down, to drop or descend.
- fall down (intransitive) To fall to the ground. To collapse.
- kick someone's ass (idiomatic, sometimes considered, vulgar, chiefly, US, Canada) To clobber someone; to beat someone severely.
- launch (transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
eject — full definition
- verb To force someone to leave a place.
- verb To forcefully throw out or expel something.
- verb To safely propel oneself out of an aircraft in an emergency, usually using an ejection seat.
- verb To make a disc or drive pop out of a device, or to safely disconnect a removable drive.
expel — full definition
- verb To force someone out of a place, group, or organization, often as punishment.
- verb To push or drive something out with force.