expelling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
    discharge; emission.
    • the discharge of pus
  2. verb force to leave or move out
    kick out; throw out; expel.
    • He was expelled from his native country
  3. verb remove from a position or office
    oust; expel; boot out; drum out; throw out; kick out.
    • The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
  4. verb cause to flee
    rout; rout out; expel.
    • rout out the fighters from their caves
  5. verb eliminate (a substance)
    release; exhaust; expel; eject; discharge.
    • combustion products are exhausted in the engine
    • the plant releases a gas

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