expellable
Definition
Adjective
Capable of being expelled: "expellable" describes someone or something that can be forced to leave a place, organization, or institution, typically as a punishment or due to violation of rules.
Usage Examples
- (They can be removed from the institution.)
- (He could be forced to leave the country.)
- (They can be removed or eliminated.)
Advanced Usage
- "Expellable offense": an action that legally or institutionally justifies expulsion.
- Possessing a weapon on campus is an expellable offense. (It results in mandatory removal.)
- "Expellable material": in scientific or medical contexts, waste or foreign matter that can be ejected from a system.
- The filter traps expellable particles from the air. (The particles can be removed.)
Variants and Related Words
- Expel (verb): to force someone or something to leave.
- The school decided to expel the student for repeated misconduct. (To remove officially.)
- Expulsion (noun): the act of forcing someone to leave.
- His expulsion from the club was final. (The process of being expelled.)
- Expellability (noun, rare): the quality of being expellable.
- The expellability of the substance depends on its chemical properties. (The ability to be removed.)
Synonyms
- Removable: able to be taken away or eliminated.
- Ejectable: capable of being thrown out or forced out.
- Dischargeable: able to be released or let go (often used in medical or legal contexts).
Related Idioms
- "Show someone the door": to ask someone to leave, often as a form of expulsion.
- After the argument, the manager showed the rude customer the door. (He expelled the customer.)
- "Kick out": informal phrase meaning to force someone to leave.
- The landlord kicked out the tenant for not paying rent. (He expelled the tenant.)