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eject

Pronunciation: /ɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/

The English word “eject” has 8 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
  2. To throw out or remove forcefully.
  3. To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.
  4. To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.
  5. To cause (something) to come out of a machine.
  6. To unmount (a drive).
  7. To come out of a machine.

noun

  1. an inferred object of someone else's consciousness

Etymology

From Middle French éjecter, from Latin ēiectus, perfect passive participle of ēiciō (“to throw out”), or from ēiectō, the frequentative form of the same verb, from ē-, combining form of ex (“out”), + iaciō (“to throw”).

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