What is "expelling"

expelling \expelling\ n. any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body.

Syn: discharge, emission.

n. The action of the verb expel. vb. (present participle of expel English)

n. any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus" [syn: discharge, emission]

1. v. force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" [syn: throw out, kick out]

2. put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [syn: eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out]

3. remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" [syn: oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out]

4. cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" [syn: rout, rout out]

5. eliminate (substances) from the body [syn: discharge, eject, release]

6. [also: expelling, expelled]

See expel