n. & v. See Ooze. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. osel, AS. ōsle; akin to G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle, Amsel. ] (Zool.) One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (Merula merula, or Turdus merula), and the mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). [ Written also ouzel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Rock ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel. --
Water ousel (Zool.), the European dipper (Cinclus aquaticus), and the American dipper (Cinclus Mexicanus). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Oast. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ousted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ousting. ] [ OF. oster, F. ôter, prob. fr. L. obstare to oppose, hence, to forbid, take away. See Obstacle, and cf. Ouster. ] 1. To take away; to remove. [ 1913 Webster ]

Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To eject; to expel; to turn out. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

From mine own earldom foully ousted me. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. fr. the OF. infin. oster, used substantively. See Oust. ] A putting out of possession; dispossession; disseizin; -- of a person. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Expulsion; ejection; as, his misbehavior caused his ouster from the party; -- of a person, from a place or group. [ PJC ]

Ouster le main. [ Ouster + F. la main the hand, L. manus. ] (Law) A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that purpose. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out; ouster.
Syn. -- ouster. [ WordNet 1.5 ]