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expel
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- She was stupid; she got caught; she got expelled; it's over.†
p. 42.9 *expelled = forced out
- No, and he can't know, because he'll go crazy and get her expelled.†
p. 73.9
- I just don't get why she'd be so afraid of getting expelled.†
p. 74.1
- I'd hate to get expelled, but you have to take your lumps.†
p. 74.1
- "We are definitely going to get expelled," I said.†
p. 103.2
- We're not going to get expelled and I'm the computer genius.†
p. 103.3
- We won't get expelled even if we get caught because there are no expellable offenses here—well, except for the five bottles of Strawberry Hill in Alaska's backpack, and that will be well hidden.†
p. 103.3
- The wittle Colonel: so scared of getting expelled.†
p. 109.9
- It was an undeniable fact: The Colonel would have no chance at a scholarship to a good school if he got expelled from the Creek.†
p. 110.4
- For me, it was just fun, particularly since we were risking expulsion.†
p. 111.6expulsion = the act of forcing out
- The nice thing about the constant threat of expulsion at Culver Creek is that it lends excitement to every moment of illicit pleasure.†
p. 111.7
- The bad thing, of course, is that there is always the possibility of actual expulsion.†
p. 111.7
- When the Eagle confronted her with expulsion, maybe she blurted out Marya's name because it was the first that came to mind, because in that moment she didn't want to get expelled and couldn't think past that moment.†
p. 120.9
- When the Eagle confronted her with expulsion, maybe she blurted out Marya's name because it was the first that came to mind, because in that moment she didn't want to get expelled and couldn't think past that moment.†
p. 121.1expelled = forced out
- Don't expel me, I thought.†
p. 137.8expel = force out
- To ensure that none of us would get expelled, Takumi and I collected five dollars from every junior at Culver Creek to cover "Dr. William Morse's" appearance fee, since we doubted the Eagle would be keen on paying him after witnessing the, uh, speech.†
p. 204.2expelled = forced out
- I wasn't worried about getting expelled.†
p. 207.1
- I wasn't even worried about getting the Colonel expelled, although maybe I should have been.†
p. 207.1
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)