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Noun: expelling  ik'speling
  1. Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
    - discharge, emission
Verb: expel (expelled,expelling)  ik'spel
  1. Force to leave or move out
    "He was expelled from his native country"
    - throw out, kick out
     
  2. Remove from a position or office
    - oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out
     
  3. Cause to flee
    - rout, rout out
     
  4. Eliminate (a substance)
    - 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