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VERB:1. To catapult oneself from a disabled aircraft: bail out, jump. See APPROACH. 2. To put out by force: bump, dismiss, evict, expel, oust, throw out. Informal : chuck. Slang : boot1 (out), bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho (or old heave-ho) , send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See KEEP. 3. To send forth (confined matter) violently: belch, disgorge, eruct, erupt, expel, spew. Geology : extravasate. See EXPLOSION.
 
 
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