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JETTISON: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for JETTISON?

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Jettison as a Verb
Definitions of "Jettison" as a verb
Synonyms of "Jettison" as a verb (24 Words)
Usage Examples of "Jettison" as a verb
Associations of "Jettison" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Jettison” are: remove, offload, discharge, drop, deliver, deposit, set down, leave, put off, tip out, pour out, dump, ditch, eject, throw out, empty out, unload, throw overboard, throw over the side, discard, dispose of, throw away, get rid of, toss out

Jettison as a Verb

Definitions of "Jettison" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “jettison” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Throw away, of something encumbering.
Throw as from an airplane.
Throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.
Abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted.

Synonyms of "Jettison" as a verb (24 Words)

deliver	Deliver a speech oration or idea. Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4 24 p m.
deposit	Put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place. He deposited a pile of school books on the kitchen table.
discard	Throw or cast away. West led a heart and East was able to discard* his club loser.*
discharge	Go off or discharge. The executor must discharge* the funeral expenses.*
dispose of	Place or put in a particular order.
ditch	Make or repair ditches. He was picked up by a gunboat after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean.
drop	Score a goal by a drop kick. He reckoned I d dropped forty thousand pounds.
dump	Sell off (assets) rapidly. You ll get tired of me and dump* me.*
eject	Leave an aircraft rapidly using an ejection seat or capsule. He put the plane in a nosedive and ejected.
empty out	Leave behind empty; move out of.
get rid of	Evoke an emotional response.
leave	Leave behind unintentionally. Leave lots of time for the trip.
offload	Unload (a cargo. A system designed to offload* the text on to a host computer.*
pour out	Pour out.
put off	Estimate.
remove	Remove from a position or an office. He removed to Wales and began afresh.
set down	Estimate.
throw away	Utter with force; utter vehemently.
throw out	To put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly.
throw over the side	Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.
throw overboard	Place or put with great energy.
tip out	Cause to topple or tumble by pushing.
toss out	Throw or toss with a light motion.
unload	Leave or unload. Unload the cargo.

Usage Examples of "Jettison" as a verb

Six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea.
The scheme was jettisoned.

Associations of "Jettison" (30 Words)

abandon	The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry. He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage.
bin	Store in bins. The whole idea had to be binned.
deniable	Able to be denied. The government did agree to play a limited and deniable* role in the rebellion.*
detritus	Waste or debris of any kind. The streets were foul with detritus.
discard	Anything that is cast aside or discarded. Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded.
discarded	Thrown away.
disposable	An item that can be disposed of after it has been used. Don t buy disposables such as cups and plates.
disposal	The sale of shares, property, or other assets. England s 4 0 disposal* of Turkey.*
dispose	Consume (food or drink) quickly or enthusiastically. She watched him dispose* of a large slice of cheese.*
dump	A piece of land where waste materials are dumped. These countries have been dumping cheap fertilizers on the UK market.
dumping	Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market.
eliminate	Eliminate from the body. This diet claims to eliminate* toxins from the body.*
filth	Used as a term of abuse for a person or people one greatly despises. You and all the others like you are filth.
garbage	Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen. A garbage* dump.*
incinerator	A furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse.
junk	Junk bonds. I can t write this kind of junk.
landfill	Bury in a landfill. Landfill sites.
litter	Provide a horse or other animal with litter as bedding. A litter* of sleeping bags on the floor.*
prodigality	Excessive spending.
recycle	Use again. The amino acids are recycled in the synthesis of other proteins.
recycling	The act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products. Recycling is collected on a weekly basis.
refuse	Refuse to accept. The old lady was refused admission to four hospitals.
reuse	The action of using something again. The ballast was cleaned ready for reuse.
rubble	Pieces of rough or undressed stone used in building walls, especially as filling for cavities. Two buildings collapsed trapping scores of people in the rubble.
scavenge	(of an animal) search for (carrion) as food. Chlorine molecules can scavenge* ozone at a very fast rate.*
squander	Allow (an opportunity) to pass or be lost. You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree.
trash	Express a totally negative opinion of. The subway entrance was blocked with trash.
waste	Run off as waste. Waste heat.
wastebasket	A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish.