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Eject Definition, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：force out (eject)

eject 🔊

/ɪˈdʒɛkt/

to force someone to leave a place, often by someone in authority.

Security guard ejecting person from building doorway

force out 🔊

➕

/fɔːrs aʊt/

To force someone to leave a place or position, typically through authority.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'eicere' (ex- 'out' + iacere 'to throw'), meaning 'to throw out'.

💡 Mnemonic

Eject = 'exit' + 'reject' – both involve pushing something out.

📖 Example

The security guard had to eject the noisy protester from the international conference hall to maintain order. 🔊 The security guard had to eject the noisy protester from the international conference hall to maintain order.

🔗 Collocations

eject from – to force someone to leave a place or group

eject a passenger – to remove a passenger from a vehicle or flight

eject an intruder – to forcefully remove an unwelcome person

🔄 Synonyms

expel (v.) – to officially force someone to leave a school, organization, or country

evict (v.) – to force someone to leave a property, especially a rented one

oust (v.) – to remove someone from a position of power or authority

🚫 Antonyms

admit (v.) – to allow someone to enter

welcome (v.) – to greet someone warmly and invite them in

invite (v.) – to ask someone to come to a place or event

🌱 Derivatives

ejection (n.) – the act of ejecting someone or something

ejector (n.) – a device or person that ejects

📖 Cultural Story

Eject comes from Latin 'eicere'. In aviation, 'eject' is vital for pilot survival via ejection seats. Also common in computing for removing discs or tapes.

Meaning 2：eject a disc (eject)

eject 🔊

/ɪˈdʒɛkt/

to make something come out of a machine, usually by pressing a button.

Computer DVD drive ejecting disc smoothly

eject a disc 🔊

➕

/ɪˈdʒɛkt ə dɪsk/

To cause a CD, DVD, or other storage medium to be pushed out of its drive or slot.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

When the movie finished, I pressed the button to eject the DVD from the player. 🔊 When the movie finished, I pressed the button to eject the DVD from the player.

🔗 Collocations

eject the disk – to remove a disk from a drive

eject button – a button that initiates the ejection of media

auto-eject – automatic ejection of a disc

🔄 Synonyms

remove (v.) – to take something away from its position

expel (v.) – to force something out of a space

discharge (v.) – to release or send out something

🚫 Antonyms

insert (v.) – to put something into a space

load (v.) – to place media into a drive

ingest (v.) – to take something in

🌱 Derivatives

ejection (n.) – the act of ejecting something from a machine

ejector (n.) – a device that ejects media