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# ejection

noun (ejection, ejections); verb eject

«ejection» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Ejection is pushing or throwing something out with force. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejection/#m1)
2. Ejection is making someone leave a place, such as a sports player sent off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejection/#m2)
3. An ejection seat lets a pilot be shot out of a plane in an emergency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejection/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejection/#x1)
- The player's ejection from the game upset the fans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejection/#x2)
- The pilot escaped using the ejection seat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejection/#x3)
- Press the button for ejection of the disc. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejection/#x4)
- The bouncer's ejection of the rude man was quick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejection/#x5)
- The ejection of the cork from the bottle made a pop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejection/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ejection» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ejection/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ejection» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ejection.html) on Mova free.