expulsion
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the act of forcing out someone or something
the ejection of troublemakers by the police
Types & categories
- banishment hypernym
- defenestration hyponym
- deportation hyponym
- ostracism hyponym
- barring hyponym
- ousting hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
squeezing out by applying pressure
an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube
Types & categories
- squeeze hypernym
Related & opposite
- extrude derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | eject |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | boot out |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | expel |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | banishment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | defenestration |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deportation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ostracism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | barring |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ousting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | extrude |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | squeeze |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | eject |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | squirt |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | eject |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | actuation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | belch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | belching |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | coughing up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spitting |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vomiting |