Definition of "eject" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave.

   • The man started a fight and was ejected from the bar.
   • Andrew was ejected from his apartment for not paying the rent.

2. (transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.

   • In other news, a Montreal man was ejected from his car when he was involved in an accident.

3. (US, transitive) To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.

4. (usually intransitive) To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.

   • The pilot lost control of the plane and had to eject.
   • As the crippled jet spiralled down, the pilot pulled the escape handle, ejecting first his rear-seater, then himself.

5. (transitive) To cause (something) to come out of a machine.

   • Press that button to eject the video tape.

6. (intransitive) To come out of a machine.

   • I can't get this cassette to eject.

noun

1. (psychology, countable) an inferred object of someone else's consciousness