All 4 Uses of
expel
in
Harry Potter (#6) and the Half-Blood Prince
- But you should know that Hogwarts can expel students, and the Ministry of Magic — yes, there is a Ministry — will punish lawbreakers still more severely.†
Chpt 13 *
- Bending low so that only Harry could hear her, she hissed, "You should be expelled for that.†
Chpt 14
- …. cannot afford mistakes, Draco, because if you are expelled —†
Chpt 15
- Harry had already been called out of the common room to endure fifteen highly unpleasant minutes in the company of Professor McGonagall, who had told him he was lucky not to have been expelled and that she supported wholeheartedly Snape's punishment of detention every Saturday until the end of term.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(expel) force outespecially in 2 primary senses:
- kicking someone out of an organization -- such as a school or country
- squeezing something to eliminate a liquid or gas