Words / B2

ee-JEKT/iˈdʒekt/

To eject is to force someone or something out suddenly: eject from; eject a disc. Expel is a close twin for people from a school or country; remove is milder. Eject the sample from the chamber only as the method names it. Mix-up: eject vs reject; eject vs elect; do not write eject for a person who leaves by choice.

Meaning

To force someone or something out suddenly (eject from).

Examples

• “Eject the sample from the chamber only as the method names it, then the force if given.”
• “A player was ejected from the match, which is the send-off sense — still name the offence if given.”

Good to know

eject from; eject a disc / passenger / sample. Close: expel / throw out. Trap: reject / elect / leaving by choice. Science, PE, and computing. Forced out — name the place and the cause.

Near in meaning

expel, throw out, force out

New