expulsion
English Thesaurus
1. the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | belching, |
| definition | : | the forceful expulsion of something from inside (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | coughing up, |
| definition | : | the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing (noun.act) |
2. the act of forcing out someone or something (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | banishment, proscription, |
| definition | : | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | defenestration, |
| definition | : | the act of throwing someone or something out of a window (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | deportation, |
| definition | : | the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ostracism, |
| definition | : | the act of excluding someone from society by general consent (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | barring, blackball, |
| definition | : | the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ouster, ousting, |
| definition | : | the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out (noun.act) |
3. squeezing out by applying pressure (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | squeeze, squeezing, |
| definition | : | the act of gripping and pressing firmly (noun.act) |
4. the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting (noun.act)
| derivation | : | eject, |
| definition | : | leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule (verb.motion) |
5. the act of forcing out someone or something (noun.act)
6. squeezing out by applying pressure (noun.act)
| derivation | : | extrude, squeeze out, |
| definition | : | form or shape by forcing through an opening (verb.creation) |
7. the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting (noun.act)
| derivation | : | eject, |
| definition | : | leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule (verb.motion) |
8. the act of forcing out someone or something (noun.act)
9. squeezing out by applying pressure (noun.act)
| derivation | : | extrude, squeeze out, |
| definition | : | form or shape by forcing through an opening (verb.creation) |
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