Both Uses
expel
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- In the effort to expel her breath she writhed into terrifying knots, then coughed up saliva dotted with grayish specks.†
Chpt 15expel = force out
- The child's breathing did not at first vary, as she choked in the labor of expelling her breath.†
Chpt 15 *expelling = forcing out
Definitions:
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(1)
(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
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)