All 13 Uses
expel
in
Harry Potter (#1) and the Sorcerer's Stone
(Edited)
- 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. 60.1expelled = 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
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)