ejecting

Throwing someone out

Ejecting is forcing something or someone out, often suddenly or forcefully.

A pilot ejects from a crashing plane.

A bouncer ejects rowdy patrons.

A machine ejects a disc.

The umpire ejected three players for fighting.

The word implies expulsion with some energy behind it—you don't gently eject anything.

removal

expelling

Forcing someone out

removing · excluding · dismissing · forcing · throwing · kicking · bouncing · barring · booting · tossing

emergency

bailout

Emergency aid preventing bankruptcy

pilot · canopy · altitude · mayday · aircraft · fighter · jet · survival · seat · catapult

disc

disc

Flat circular object

  • trayShallow portable platform
  • driveOperate a vehicle
  • DVDOptical media format

CD · Blu-ray · button · slot · player · media · console · ROM · insert · load

firearms

cartridge

Sealed container for supplies

  • shellHard outer covering
  • casingEnclosing cover or frame
  • spentExhausted or disbursed

round · bullet · magazine · chamber · barrel · breech · extractor · brass · ammunition · recoil

Categories
Opposites
admission vs expulsion

ejectingadmitting

Confessing or granting entry

welcoming · accepting · receiving · letting in · inviting

retention vs release

ejectingretaining

Holding onto still

keeping · holding · containing · detaining · maintaining

insertion vs extraction

ejectinginserting

Placing within something

loading · injecting · installing · embedding · implanting

Phrases
Family

ejection, ejections

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G