About The Word Dislodge

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Dislodge

Dislodge Meaning & Definition
Dislodge Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dislodge?

[v] remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
[v] remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"
[v] change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dislodge: bump | displace | free | reposition | shift

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dislodge: break loose | break out | buck off | carry away | carry off | cart away | clear | cut loose | delocalize | depose | deracinate | disembarrass | disembroil | disengage | disentangle | disinvolve | dismount | displace | dispossess | evict | extricate | free | get out | lay aside | manhandle | move | oust | put aside | put out | release | relocate | remove | root out | root up | send | set aside | shift | shunt | side | take away | tear loose | throw off | turn out | unhorse | unhouse | unkennel | unknot | unplace | unravel | unsaddle | unseat | unsnarl | untangle | uproot

See Also | beat down | boot out | chuck out | displace | eject | exclude | expel | kick out | move | remove | take | take away | throw | throw out | turf out | turn out | withdraw

Dislodge In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*lodge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dislodged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dislodging}.] [OF. deslogier, F. d['e]loger; pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. logier, F. loger. See {Lodge}.] 1. To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislodged by storms. 2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy. The Volscians are dislodg'd. --Shak.
\Dis*lodge"\, v. i. To go from a place of rest. [R.] Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by turns. --Milton.
\Dis*lodge"\, n. Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]

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