dislodge
verb
dis·lodge
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dislodged;
dislodging;
dislodges
Definition of dislodge
1
: to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
2
: to force out of a secure or settled position
dislodged the rock with a shovel
: to leave a place previously occupied
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Other Words from dislodge
dislodgment
\ (ˌ)dis-ˈläj-mənt
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or dislodgement
noun
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or dislodgement
noun
Examples of dislodge in a Sentence
The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff.
He kicked at the stone to dislodge it.
The army has dislodged enemy forces from their stronghold.
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The Persians are unable to dislodge the Spartans, who slaughter them like cattle despite the enormous disparity in numbers. — Myke Cole, The New Republic, "The Sparta Fetish Is a Cultural Cancer," 1 Aug. 2019 Your body needs to dislodge that mucus plug from your cervix to deliver the baby, of course. — Jessica Migala, Health.com, "5 Signs of Labor That Are Not False Alarms," 24 July 2019 The water mafias are well-connected to politicians, bureaucrats, and the police, making them difficult to dislodge. — National Geographic, "India’s water crisis could be helped by better building, planning," 15 July 2019 Using powerful pumps to dislodge earth and dig up mammoth parts—as some prospectors do to reach the trove of mammoth parts below the surface of the permafrost—is against environmental laws. — Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, "A Mammoth Problem Emerges in Siberia," 10 July 2019 But Visa and Mastercard are tough incumbents to dislodge. — John Detrixhe, Quartz, "What does Facebook’s crypto coin mean for Visa and Mastercard?," 18 June 2019 The teen, who has not been identified, finally became dislodged from underneath the car at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. — Los Angeles Times, "Boy, 15, severely injured in hit-and-run in Historic South-Central L.A.," 7 Aug. 2019 The United States had already imposed wider sanctions on Venezuela to try to dislodge Maduro, compounding hardship in a country whose economy, including its key oil industry, has been in sharp decline for many years. — Washington Post, "Venezuelan government, opposition resume talks in Barbados," 15 July 2019 When the researchers removed the skulls from their surrounding rock using a chisel and hammer, tiny bone fragments became dislodged as well. — Stephanie Demarco, latimes.com, "210,000-year-old skull in Greece is earliest sign of modern humans in Europe or Asia," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dislodge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for dislodge
dislodge
verb
English Language Learners Definition of dislodge
: to forcefully remove (something or someone) from a place or position
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dislodge
verb
dis·lodge
| \ dis-ˈläj
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dislodged;
dislodging
Kids Definition of dislodge
: to force out of a place of resting, hiding, or defense
The bulldozer dislodged several boulders.
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