dislodge

Speech parts

1. dislodge - Noun

2. dislodge - Verb

Meaning

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.

To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy.

To go from a place of rest.

Dwelling apart; separation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

free shift bump reposition move clear budge remove throw discharge shifting overthrow dismiss relocate sack
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Antonyms

lodge park baton bung place plant
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Hypernyms

take move remove withdraw displace take away

Hyponyms

throw beat down

Derivatives

dislodged dislodging

Examples

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession. George Washington

It is possible to imagine a person so entirely that the image resists attempts to dislodge it. Amy Hempel

Europe has, to put it mildly, been in a poor state since the transition to the 21st century. This is down to national issues, European missteps, and an economic and financial crisis that crashed down on us with enough force to dislodge the essential European idea. Helmut Kohl

Working for a federal agency was like trying to dislodge a prune skin from the roof of the mouth. More enterprise went into the job than could be justified by the results. Caskie Stinnett

AGITATOR, n. A statesman who shakes the fruit trees of his neighbors to dislodge the worms. Ambrose Bierce

Custom is petrification nothing but dynamite can dislodge it for a century. Mark Twain

Close letter words and terms

dislocatory dislocon dislodgable dislodgeability dislodgeable dislodgement