eject
eject [eject ejects ejected ejecting] BrE [iˈdʒekt] NAmE [iˈdʒekt] verb
1. transitive ~ sb (from sth) (formal)to force sb to leave a place
Syn: throw out
•Police ejected a number of violent protesters from the hall.
2. transitive ~ sth (from sth) to push sth out suddenly and with a lot of force
•Used cartridges are ejected from the gun after firing.
3. intransitive (of a pilot) to escape from an aircraft that is going to crash, sometimes using an ↑ejector seat
•The pilot managed to eject moments before the plane crashed.
4. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) when you eject a tape, disk, etc, or when it ejects, it comes out of the machine after you have pressed a button
Derived Word: ↑ejection
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin eject- ‘thrown out’, from the verb eicere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + jacere ‘to throw’.
Example Bank:
•He was forcibly ejected from the restaurant.
•They were summarily ejected by the security guard.
•Angry supporters were forcibly ejected from the premises.
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