dislodge Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb remove or force out from a position
    free.
    • 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
  2. verb change place or direction
    reposition; shift.
    • Shift one's position
  3. verb remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
    bump.
    • The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space

WordNet

Dis*lodge" transitive verb
Etymology
OF. deslogier, F. déloger; pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. logier, F. loger. See Lodge.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Dislodged ; present participle & verbal noun Dislodging
Definitions
  1. To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislodged by storms.
  2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy.
    The Volscians are dislodg'd. Shak.
Dis*lodge" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To go from a place of rest. R.
    Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by turns. Milton.
Dis*lodge" noun
Definitions
  1. Dwelling apart; separation. R.

Webster 1913