Meaning of DISLODGE
| Pronunciation: | | dis'lâj
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | bump, displace, free, reposition, shift |
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| | Antonyms: | | deposit, lodge, stick, wedge | | |
| | 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 | |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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