expulsion meaning and definition

EXPULSION noun

Definition of expulsion (noun)

1. the act of forcing out someone or something
   • "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
   • synonyms: ejection, exclusion, riddance
2. squeezing out by applying pressure
   • "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"
   • synonyms: extrusion
3. the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
   • synonyms: ejection, forcing out, projection