American English pronunciation
How to pronounce dislodge
IPA transcription: [dɪs'lɑdʒ]
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Verb
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change place or direction
“Shift one's position”
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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”
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remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
“The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space”
Usage examples
- A above-ground storage tank was dislodged, lifted and damaged in flooding associated.
- Typically a player buys three balls and wins each coconut successfully dislodged.
- A carotid massage can also possibly dislodge a thrombus, or some plaque.
- She is trying to dislodge him from Cyprus, where he fled to, but fails.
- Some baleen whales will deliberately rub themselves on substrate to dislodge parasites.
- Some baleen whales will deliberately rub themselves on substrate to dislodge parasites.
- Unable to dislodge their craft, they headed inland to find food.