noun
Meaning 1
The process by which something is expelled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ejection, expulsion
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
expelling
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CMU ARPABET: IH0 K S P EH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of expel
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the discharge of pus
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: discharge, emission
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
Narrower terms: ejaculation, elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding, menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.