dislodge

[ dis-loj ]

/ dɪsˈlɒdʒ /

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verb (used with object), dis·lodged, dis·lodg·ing.

to remove or force out of a particular place: to dislodge a stone with one's foot.

to drive out of a hiding place, a military position, etc.

verb (used without object), dis·lodged, dis·lodg·ing.

to go from a place of lodgment.

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Origin of dislodge

1400–50; late Middle English disloggen<Old French desloger, equivalent to des-dis-¹ + loger to lodge

OTHER WORDS FROM dislodge

dis·lodg·ment; especially British, dis·lodge·ment, nounun·dis·lodged, adjective

Words nearby dislodge

disk wheel, dislike, dislimn, dislocate, dislocation, dislodge, disloyal, disloyalty, dismal, dismal science, Dismal Swamp

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How to use dislodge in a sentence

Ahead of that low, winds from the south would tend to try to dislodge the cold that will have entered the region Saturday.
Game on! Super Bowl snow is back in the forecast for D.C. area.|Jason Samenow, Wes Junker|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
Rivers isn’t worthy of enshrinement in Canton, and voting him in would dislodge the bar quarterbacks in the modern era must clear to become Hall of Famers.
Sorry, but Philip Rivers is not a Hall of Fame quarterback|Neil Greenberg|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
The Capitol riot and tech firms' sweeping attempt in its wake to dislodge the online far right are kicking up efforts to have the courts settle knotty questions about online speech and power.
The deplatforming fight shifts to the courts|Margaret Harding McGill|January 15, 2021|Axios
It looks promising, but I worry slightly that the socket itself will get caught on the edge of a pocket and dislodge itself.
Rolling phones, smart glasses, and other cool new tech from CES 2021|Stan Horaczek|January 12, 2021|Popular-Science

Remove the sides of the pan from the cake, running a knife around the edge again to dislodge it, if necessary.
Yes, you can use your Instant Pot to make the creamiest of cheesecakes and other desserts|Jessie Sheehan|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
No amount of student outrage or protest could dislodge him from this position.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shakor, the Taliban commander, admitted those paramilitaries would be tough to dislodge.
Pakistan’s Deal With the Devil And The Taliban Shadow Surge|Jacob Siegel|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The longer people think that Romney is acceptable, the harder it will be to dislodge the idea.
Michael Tomasky on How Obama Needs to Make Mitt Unacceptable Again|Michael Tomasky|October 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But for all the advantages Assad has handed to them, they cannot dislodge his second-string units from the city.
Syria: Would a No-Fly Zone Help the Rebels Oust Assad?|Barak Barfi|September 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Paramedics had to remove several ribs to dislodge the sword, which pierced his chest and was left sticking out of his back.
Golden Dawn’s Violent War Against Immigrants in Greece|Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Macdonald attempted, by a combined frontal attack and a turning movement, to dislodge them.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
During the next and following days French counter-attacks failed to dislodge the enemy.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres|Unknown
Still, thinking it would be an easy matter to dislodge the patriots, they joyfully prepared for the battle.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
He also informed me that their object that day had been to dislodge us.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War|Ben Viljoen.
But Tharn only tightened his hold, waiting grimly as the efforts to dislodge him became increasingly weaker.
Warrior of the Dawn|Howard Carleton Browne

British Dictionary definitions for dislodge

dislodge

/ (dɪsˈlɒdʒ) /

verb

to remove from or leave a lodging place, hiding place, or previously fixed position

Derived forms of dislodge

dislodgment or dislodgement, noun

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