Definitions for expel

Definitions for (verb) expel

Main entry: exhaust, expel, eject, discharge, release

Definition: eliminate (a substance)

Usage: combustion products are exhausted in the engine; the plant releases a gas


Main entry: rout, rout out, expel

Definition: cause to flee

Usage: rout out the fighters from their caves


Main entry: oust, expel, boot out, kick out, throw out, drum out

Definition: remove from a position or office

Usage: The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds


Main entry: kick out, expel, throw out

Definition: force to leave or move out

Usage: He was expelled from his native country


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