ejection

Throwing someone out

Ejection is the act of forcing something or someone out.

A pilot triggers an ejection seat to escape a failing aircraft.

A bouncer handles ejections from a bar.

In sports, ejection removes a player or coach for misconduct: The coach earned an ejection for arguing with the referee.

Ejection can also describe expulsion of matter: the ejection of volcanic ash, the ejection of a disc from a drive.

expulsion

eviction

Forced departure from rental

ouster · removal · ousting · dismissal · ostracism · excommunication · displacement · dislodgment · forced · tenant

bodily

discharge

Release of substance outward

  • expelRemove forcibly from membership
  • secreteRelease from cells
  • emitRelease outward

excrete · spurt · squirt · release · void · exude · disgorge · ejaculate · ooze · extrude

aircraft

pilot

One who steers aircraft

  • cockpitPilot's control compartment
  • bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy
  • canopyOverhead protective covering

parachute · emergency · survival · zero-zero · altitude · aircraft · fighter jet · escape · g-force · extraction

mechanical

cartridge

Sealed container for supplies

spent · automatic · extractor · breech · magazine · cassette · disc · slot · mechanism · spring-loaded

basketball

foul

Offensive or illegal

referee · bench · suspension · misconduct · violation · unsportsmanlike · coach · player · tossed · removed

rejection

refusal

Act of declining

turndown · repudiation · spurn · veto · nonacceptance · thumbs-down · declined · refused · spurned · rebuffed

Categories
Opposites
entry vs. removal

ejectionadmission

Entry or confession

admittance · insertion · entry · inclusion · acceptance

retention vs. expulsion

ejectionretention

Continued holding or possession

keeping · holding · containment · preservation · maintenance

voluntary vs. forced departure

ejectionresignation

Voluntary relinquishment of position

withdrawal · leaving · exit · walking out · quitting

Phrases
Family

dejection, ejecting, ejections, ejection seat

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G