dislodge

  • 11dislodge — v. (D; tr.) to dislodge from (the doctor dislodged the bone from her throat) * * * [dɪs lɒdʒ] (D; tr.) to dislodge from (the doctor dislodged the bone from her throat) …

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  • 12dislodge — dis|lodge [ dıs ladʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) to force something out of its position or out of the position where it is fixed: Rescue crews were unable to dislodge the ice. 2. ) to force someone out of a position of power: a failed attempt to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13dislodge — verb 1) replace any stones you dislodge Syn: displace, knock out of place/position, move, shift; knock over, upset 2) economic sanctions failed to dislodge the dictator Syn: remove, force out, drive out, oust, eject …

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  • 14dislodge — dislodgment; esp. Brit., dislodgement, n. /dis loj /, v., dislodged, dislodging. v.t. 1. to remove or force out of a particular place: to dislodge a stone with one s foot. 2. to drive out of a hiding place, a military position, etc. v.i. 3. to go …

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  • 15dislodge — verb a) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied. Yet I hoped by grouting at the earth below it to be able to dislodge the stone at the side; but while I was considering how best to begin, the candle flickered, the… …

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  • 16dislodge — dis|lodge [dısˈlɔdʒ US ˈla:dʒ] v [T] 1.) to force or knock something out of its position ▪ Ian dislodged a few stones as he climbed up the rock. 2.) to make someone leave a place or lose a position of power ▪ the revolution that failed to… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17dislodge — verb (T) 1 to force or knock something out of its position: Ian dislodged a few stones as he climbed up the rock. 2 to make someone leave a place or lose a position of power: the revolution that failed to dislodge the British in 1919 compare… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18dislodge — verb Etymology: Middle English disloggen, from Anglo French *desloger, from des dis + loger to find lodging for, encamp, from loge shelter more at lodge Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to drive from a position of hiding …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19dislodge — Synonyms and related words: 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 …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 20dislodge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. displace, topple; expel, evict, drive out. See ejection, displacement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. eject, uproot, displace, knock loose; see oust , remove 1 …

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