expelling
Driving something away
Expelling is the act of forcing something or someone out.
A school expels a student for serious misconduct; a country expels a diplomat.
The body expels waste, and lungs expel air.
The protesters were expelled from the building by security.
The word suggests authoritative or forceful removal rather than voluntary departure.
Forced removal from somewhere
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
- extrusionPushing through a die
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
launch · thrust · catapult · ejecta · spew · squirt · emit · disgorge
Banishment from homeland
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- excommunicationFormal barring from sacraments
- banishmentForced removal from place
expatriation · proscription · blacklisting · outcasting · shunning · disfellowship · disownment · rustication
Eject stomach contents
- expectorateExpel matter from airways
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- sneezeExplosive nasal reflex
- exhaleExpel breath outward
spit · regurgitate · retch · spew · discharge · secrete · excrete · mucus
Remove dirt or sin
- detoxifyRemove poisonous substances
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- flushSame suit, five cards
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
enema · laxative · diuretic · colonics · detoxification · fasting · sweat · toxins
Act of removing
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
extirpation · dislodgment · uprooting · clearance · deletion · amputation · exfoliation · deracination
ejection
Forced removal from somewhere
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
- extrusionPushing through a die
propulsion · launch · thrust · catapult · ejecta · spew · squirt · emit · disgorge · erupt
exile
Banishment from homeland
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- excommunicationFormal barring from sacraments
banishment · expatriation · proscription · blacklisting · outcasting · shunning · disfellowship · disownment · rustication · relegation
vomit
Eject stomach contents
- expectorateExpel matter from airways
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- sneezeExplosive nasal reflex
exhale · spit · regurgitate · retch · spew · discharge · secrete · excrete · mucus · phlegm
cleanse
Remove dirt or sin
catharsis · enema · laxative · diuretic · colonics · detoxification · fasting · sweat · toxins · purification
extraction
Act of removing
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- excisionCutting out of tissue
ablation · extirpation · dislodgment · uprooting · clearance · deletion · amputation · exfoliation · deracination · ousting
- driving awayrepelling, banishing, forcing out, warding off, fending off
- letting outrenting, subletting, leasing, emitting, screaming
- expulsionsejection, ousting, forcing out, eviction, removal
- fluid movementflowing, pouring, dripping, draining, oozing
- propulsionjet, rocket, thrusting, jets, rockets
- punishmentsjail, prison, timeout, grounded, fine