ejecting

Verb

eject (third-person singular simple present ejects, present participle ejecting, simple past and past participle ejected)

1. (transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
   • The man started a fight and was ejected from the bar.
2. (transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.
   • In other news, a Montreal man was ejected from his car when he was involved in an accident.

   Synonyms:

   throw out

3. (US, transitive) To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.

   Synonyms:

   kick out, send off, toss

4. (intransitive, usually) To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.
   • The pilot lost control of the plane and had to eject.

   Synonyms:

   punch out

5. (transitive) To cause (something) to come out of a machine.
   • Press that button to eject the video tape.
   1. (transitive, by analogy) To unmount (a drive).

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