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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- Force to leave or move out
"He was expelled from his native country" - throw out, kick out - Remove from a position or office
"The chairman was expelled after he misappropriated funds" - oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out - Cause to flee
- rout, rout out - Eliminate (a substance)
"combustion products are expelled in the engine" - exhaust, discharge, eject, release
See also: expulsion Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, defeat, displace, get the better of, move, overcome, remove Encyclopedia: Expel |