dislodge
verb/dɪsˈlɒdʒ/
/dɪsˈlɑːdʒ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dislodge | /dɪsˈlɒdʒ/ /dɪsˈlɑːdʒ/ |
| he / she / it dislodges | /dɪsˈlɒdʒɪz/ /dɪsˈlɑːdʒɪz/ |
| past simple dislodged | /dɪsˈlɒdʒd/ /dɪsˈlɑːdʒd/ |
| past participle dislodged | /dɪsˈlɒdʒd/ /dɪsˈlɑːdʒd/ |
| -ing form dislodging | /dɪsˈlɒdʒɪŋ/ /dɪsˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/ |
- dislodge something (from something) to force or knock something out of its position
- The wind dislodged one or two tiles from the roof.
Extra Examples- She thumped him on the back, trying to dislodge the obstruction in his windpipe.
- The key was rusted and stuck firmly, seemingly impossible to dislodge.
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- dislodge somebody (from something) to force somebody to leave a place, position or job
- The rebels have so far failed to dislodge the President.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French deslogier, from des- (expressing reversal) + logier ‘encamp’, from loge ‘arbour, hut’ from medieval Latin laubia, lobia, lobium ‘covered walk, portico’.
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