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dis·lodge
 dislodge
- pronunciation:
- dIs
laj
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dislodged, dislodges, dislodging |
| definition: |
to remove from or force out of a position or location.
There is a way to dislodge food caught in the windpipe.You must dislodge those troops from behind the barricade.- similar words:
- displace
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| related words: |
budge, bump, evict, move, remove, shake |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to move from a lodging or established position.
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| derivation: |
dislodgment (n.) |
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