ejection

«ejection» in Mova's school dictionary: pushing or throwing something out with force — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (ejection, ejections); verb eject

meaning for a pupil

1) Ejection is pushing or throwing something out with force. tree →

2) Ejection is making someone leave a place, such as a sports player sent off. tree →

3) An ejection seat lets a pilot be shot out of a plane in an emergency. tree →

sense in the lessons

Science: ejection of lava and ash from a volcano. Sport: a player's ejection from a game (US). Technology: ejecting a disc or memory stick. Phrases: ejection seat, ejection from, ejection of.

examples

• The ejection of ash from the volcano darkened the sky. tree →
• The player's ejection from the game upset the fans. tree →
• The pilot escaped using the ejection seat. tree →
• Press the button for ejection of the disc. tree →
• The bouncer's ejection of the rude man was quick. tree →
• The ejection of the cork from the bottle made a pop. tree →

note

Formal noun; the verb eject is more common in everyday talk (eject the USB stick). Countable for single events. «Sent off» (UK football) and «ejected» (US sports) mean the same idea.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ejection» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.