English noun: ejection | |||
1. | ejection (act) the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting | ||
Synonyms | expulsion, forcing out, projection | ||
Broader (hypernym) | actuation, propulsion | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | belch, belching, belching, burp, burping, coughing up, disgorgement, emesis, eructation, expectoration, puking, regurgitation, spit, spitting, vomit, vomiting | ||
2. | ejection (act) the act of forcing out someone or something | ||
Samples | The ejection of troublemakers by the police. The child's expulsion from school. | ||
Synonyms | exclusion, expulsion, riddance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | banishment, proscription | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | barring, blackball, defenestration, deportation, ostracism, ouster, ousting | ||