expulsión

Definitions of expulsión
  1. noun
    the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
    synonyms: desalojo
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    types:
    eructación, eructo, regüeldo
    a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
    chisporroteo
    the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
    regurgitación, vomitera, vómito
    the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    type of:
    propulsión
    the act of propelling
  2. noun
    the act of forcing out someone or something
    synonyms: exclusión
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    types:
    ostracismo
    the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
    derrocamiento, desalojamiento, desposeimiento
    the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
    deposición, destronamiento
    the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
    type of:
    destierro, proscripción
    rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone
  3. noun
    squeezing out by applying pressure
    synonyms: extrusión
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