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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the act of forcing out someone or something;
- Example: "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"
- Example: "the child's expulsion from school"
[syn: ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance]

2. squeezing out by applying pressure;
- Example: "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"
- Example: "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"
[syn: extrusion, expulsion]

3. the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting;
[syn: expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Expulsion \Ex*pul"sion\, n. [L. expulsio, fr. expellere: cf. F. expulsion. See Expel.] 1. The act of expelling; a driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership, association, etc. [1913 Webster] The expulsion of the Tarquins. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being expelled or driven out. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

expulsion n 1: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school" [syn: ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance] 2: squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple" [syn: extrusion, expulsion] 3: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting [syn: expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing out]