All 13 Uses of
expel
in
Harry Potter (#1) and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Oh, well—I was at Hogwarts meself but I—er—got expelled, ter tell yeh the truth.
p. 59..9expelled = kicked out (of the school)
- Why were you expelled?
p. 60..0expelled = kicked out of the school
- "But I suppose they snapped it in half when you got expelled?" said Mr. Ollivander, suddenly stern.
p. 83..5
- He was going to be expelled, he just knew it.
p. 150..2
- He thought of Hagrid, expelled but allowed to stay on as gamekeeper.
p. 150..6
- He didn't have a clue what was going on, but he didn't seem to be being expelled, and some of the feeling started coming back to his legs.
p. 151..6
- We could all have been killed—or worse, expelled.
p. 162..4expelled = kicked out of school
- They sat by the hour eating anything they could spear on a toasting fork—bread, English muffins, marshmallows—and plotting ways of getting Malfoy expelled, which were fun to talk about even if they wouldn't work.
p. 199..5expelled = kicked out of the school
- If yeh think yer father'd rather you were expelled, then get back off ter the castle an' pack.
p. 250..3
- Be warned, Potter--any more nighttime wanderings and I will personally make sure you are expelled.
p. 269..2 *expelled = kicked out of school
- You'll be expelled!
p. 270..5
- There won't be any Hogwarts to get expelled from!
p. 270..6expelled = kicked out
- But if we get caught, you two will be expelled, too.
p. 271..3expelled = kicked out of the school
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