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VERB (3)

1. remove or force out from a position;
- Example: "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"
- Example: "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"
[syn: dislodge, free]

2. change place or direction;
- Example: "Shift one's position"
[syn: shift, dislodge, reposition]

3. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied;
- Example: "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
[syn: dislodge, bump]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dislodge \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. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy. [1913 Webster] The Volscians are dislodg'd. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, v. i. To go from a place of rest. [R.] [1913 Webster] Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by turns. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, n. Dwelling apart; separation. [R.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dislodge v 1: 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" [syn: dislodge, free] [ant: deposit, lodge, stick, wedge] 2: change place or direction; "Shift one's position" [syn: shift, dislodge, reposition] 3: remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" [syn: dislodge, bump]