Noun: expelling ik'spe-ling- Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
"the expelling of pus"; - discharge, emission Verb: expel (expelled,expelling) ik'spel or ek'spel- Force to leave or move out
"He was expelled from his native country"; - throw out, kick out [informal] - Remove from a position or office
"The chairman was expelled after he misappropriated funds"; - oust, throw out, drum out, boot out [informal], kick out [informal], turf out [Brit, informal] - Cause to flee
- rout, rout out - Eliminate (a substance)
"combustion products are expelled in the engine"; - exhaust, discharge, eject, release
Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, defeat, displace, get the better of, move, overcome, remove Encyclopedia: Expelling Expel |