eject

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  1. transitive verb To throw out forcefully; expel.
  2. transitive verb To compel to leave: ejected the bar patron who started a fight.
  3. transitive verb To evict: ejected tenants for lease violations.
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  • For instance the eject issue could be completely mechanical: you may have part wear in the burner which stalls the tray opening long enough for the "open" command to expire, so the tray never opens. —  VideoHelp.com Forum
  • At one point, we witnessed Rico float down onto a moving car with his parachute, yank out the driver, launch off of a bridge, eject, and float down onto an airplane about to take off from its runway. —  GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features
  • At this point, the DVD was stuck in the optical drive and didn't eject with F12, mouse button or via Open Firmware -- eject cd. —  Discussions: Message List - root
  • But their movies are all OPMs … as in you could see the Sony blue screen and the icons for the eject, play, etc.. —  kurokuroatbp
  • Again, folks, control-shift-eject is the easiest way to make the stripes go away. —  Discussions: Message List - root
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English ejecten, from Latin ēicere, ēiect- : ē-, ex-, ex- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin ejectus, past participle of eicere, ejicere, throw out, from e, out, + jacere, throw: see jet, and cf. abject, deject, conject, inject, etc.
  2. from Latin ejectum, neuter of ejectus, past participle of eicere, ejicere, eject: see eject, v.
 

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