| Main Entry: | ejection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expulsion |
Synonyms: |
banishment, disbarment, discharge, dismissal, elimination, eviction, exile, ouster, removal, the boot, the heave-ho, the sack, throwing out |
| Main Entry: | evict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw out from residence |
Synonyms: |
boot out, bounce*, chase, dislodge, dismiss, dispossess, eject, expel, extrude, force out, heave-ho, kick out, oust, out, put out, remove, send packing, show out, show the door, shut out, toss out on ear, turn out |
Antonyms: |
admit, board, include, lease, receive, rent, take in, welcome |
| Main Entry: | ouster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ejection |
Synonyms: |
banishment, disbarment, discharge, dismissal, eviction, expulsion, loss of right, overthrow, removal, sack, the heave-ho |
| Main Entry: | repulse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push away |
Synonyms: |
beat off, brush off, check, defeat, drive back, fend off, fight off, heave-ho, hold off, keep off, kick in the teeth, nix, overthrow, push back, put down, rebuff, rebut, reject, repel, resist, set back, stave off, throw back, ward off |
Antonyms: |
attract, enchant |
| Main Entry: | rid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do away with; free |
Synonyms: |
abolish, clear, deliver, disabuse, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, dump*, eject, eliminate, eradicate, expel, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, fire, give the brush, heave-ho, junk*, kiss goodbye, liberate, make free, purge, release, relieve, remove, roust, scrap, send packing, shake off, shed, throw away, throw out, toss out, unburden, unload, uproot |
Antonyms: |
get |
| Main Entry: | suspension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delay |
Synonyms: |
abeyance, abeyancy, adjournment, break, breather, breathing spell, cessation, coffee break, concluding, conclusion, cutoff, deferment, disbarment, discontinuation, discontinuing, doldrums, dormancy, downtime, end, ending, finish, five, freeze, halt, heave-ho, intermission, interruption, latency, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, period, postponement, quiescence, quiescency, remission, respite, stay, stoppage, suspense, ten, termination, time-out |
Antonyms: |
completion, continuation, finish, persistence |
| Main Entry: | marching orders |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | request to leave |
Synonyms: |
boot, bounce, chuck, drumming out, elbow, gate, heave-ho, orders to move on, pink slip, sack, walking papers |
| Main Entry: | walking papers |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dismissal notice |
Synonyms: |
discharge notice, dismissal, heave-ho, marching orders, pink slip, the boot, the sack, walking ticket |
| Main Entry: | bum's rush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forcible eviction |
Synonyms: |
bounce, chuck, culling, disdain, eviction, heave-ho, push, riddance, scorn, shakeout |
| Main Entry: | suspension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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