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    expel
    /ɪkˈspɛl/

    verb

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to force air or liquid out of something: She took a deep breath, then expelled the air in short blasts. expel something from something When you breathe out, you expel air from your lungs. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of expel from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › expelExpel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EXPEL is to force out : eject. How to use expel in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Expel.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXPEL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    EXPEL meaning: 1. to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country: 2. to force air or liquid out of…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › expelEXPEL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Expel definition: to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject. See examples of EXPEL used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXPEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To expel something means to force it out from a container or from your body. Daily brushing of the skin helps the skin expel toxins. [VERB noun] As the lungs exhale this waste, gas is expelled into the atmosphere. [be VERB -ed] Synonyms: drive out, discharge, throw out, force out More Synonyms of expel.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishexpel verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    expel something (from something) (specialist) to force air or water out of a part of the body or from a container. Expel all the air from your chest.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › expelExpel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    It means that you are asked to leave and never come back. In other words, you have been kicked out. More benignly, expel can mean discharge: if you're having a water-fountain spitting-fight, you are hoping to expel water from your mouth in the direction of your opponent before they can get you.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › expelExpel - definition of expel by The Free Dictionary

    1. To force or drive out: expel an invader. 2. To discharge from or as if from a receptacle: expelled a sigh of relief. 3. To deprive of membership or rights in an organization; force to leave: expelled the student from college for cheating.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEXPEL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    EXPEL definition: 1. to make someone leave a school, organization, or country because of their behaviour: 2. to…. Learn more.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishexpel verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    expel somebody (from something) to force someone to leave a country Foreign journalists are being expelled. Thousands of Jews had been expelled from the city. expel something (from something) (technology) to force air or water out of a part of the body or from a container to expel air from the lungs see expulsion.