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Expels

To eject or erupt.

📖 Definitions of "Expels"

verb
  1. 1

    To eject or erupt.

  2. 2

    To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.).

  3. 3

    To remove from membership.

    "He was expelled from school multiple times."

  4. 4

    To deport.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Expels"

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WordDefinition
oustverb(transitive) To expel; to remove.
drum outverb(informal, idiomatic) To remove, especially unfairly, from an organization or position of responsibility.
ejectverb(transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.
boot outverb(transitive, colloquial) Emphatic synonym of kick out: to remove, to eject, to expel; to dismiss (from a position, job, etc.).
kick outverb(idiomatic, transitive) To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).
turf outverb(transitive, informal, usually of a person) To remove or eject from a place.
chuck outverb(slang, transitive) To discard, to dispose of (something).
releaseverb(transitive) To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.
throw outverb(idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
dischargeverbTo free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
excludeverb(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
turn outverb(intransitive, idiomatic, copulative) To end up; to result.
routverb(transitive) To completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat (an enemy force, opponent in sport, etc.).
rout outverbforce or drive out
banishesverb(transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
deportverb(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
deportsverb(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
dismissesverb(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
ejectsverb(transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully.
evacuatesverb(transitive) To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from.

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