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eject

verb

1 the volcano ejected ash at a phenomenal rate:

emit, spew out, pour out, discharge, give off, give out, send out, belch, vent;

exude, excrete, expel, cast out, release, disgorge, spout, vomit, throw up, spit out, cough up;

rare disembogue.

▷antonyms take in.

2 the pilot had time to eject:

bail out, escape, leave the aircraft, get out, parachute to safety.

3 his opponents were ejected from the hall:

expel, throw out, turn out, put out, cast out, remove, oust;

put out in the street, evict, dispossess, banish, deport, exile;

informal chuck out, kick out, boot out, heave out, bounce, defenestrate;

British, informal turf out.

▷antonyms admit.

4 he was swiftly ejected from his first job:

dismiss, remove, discharge, oust, expel, deprive of office, get rid of, throw out, turn out, fling out, force out, drive out;

let someone go, give notice to, lay off;

British make redundant;

Military cashier;

informal sack, give the sack to, fire, axe, send packing, give someone the boot, boot out, chuck out, kick out, give someone their marching orders, give someone the push, give someone the (old) heave-ho, throw someone out on their ear, give someone the bullet, show someone the door;

British, informal give someone their cards, give someone the chop, turf out;

North American, informal give someone the bum's rush.

▷antonyms appoint.

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