push out

Eject from inside

Push out means to force something or someone outward or away from a position.

In physical contexts, you might push out a drawer or push out air from your lungs.

The phrase often describes expelling or ejecting someone from a group, organization, or role: She was pushed out of the company after the merger.

It can also refer to producing or releasing something, especially quickly or in quantity: The factory pushes out thousands of units daily.

expel

eject

Throw out forcibly

  • oustRemove from position
  • evictRemove from property legally
  • banishOfficially send away

remove · dislodge · exile · deport · excommunicate · dismiss · bounce · discharge · dispossess · unseat

emit

secrete

Release from cells

expel · excrete · ooze · seep · produce · express · extract · spew · eject · leach

propel

thrust

Forceful forward motion

launch · send · project · catapult · hurl · fling · shoot · eject · dispatch · fire

extend

stretch

Pull to extend

protrude · jut · extend · spread · expand · unfurl · lengthen · elongate · outstretch · splay

deploy

rollout

Staged public introduction

go-live · activation · installation · setup · provisioning · configuration · commissioning · integration · execution · shipment

Categories
Opposites
direction of movement

push outpull in

Arrive by vehicle

draw in · bring in · take in · push in · let in

retention vs. ejection

push outkeep in

Hold within bounds

retain · keep · hold onto · maintain · hang onto

Family

push, out, pushed, pushing, pushes, pusher, pushers, pushable

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