dislodge
Americanverb (used with object)
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to remove or force out of a particular place.
to dislodge a stone with one's foot.
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to drive out of a hiding place, a military position, etc.
verb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- dislodgment noun
- undislodged adjective
Etymology
Origin of dislodge
1400–50; late Middle English disloggen < Old French desloger, equivalent to des- dis- 1 + loger to lodge
Explanation
To dislodge is to remove something. When you're choking, you need to dislodge the food from your throat. When you dislodge, you're moving something from its current position. When sumo wrestlers are going at it, they're trying to dislodge each other from their original positions. Anytime something is stuck and you want it out, it needs to be dislodged. When you're choking, food is lodged in your windpipe. That's a time when you need to dislodge quickly!
Vocabulary lists containing dislodge
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Example Sentences
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AI is a shiny new toy, but it can’t dislodge this basic reality of human psychology.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
No one can say whether the AI firm will actually dislodge the incumbent providers, several of which already claim to be powering their services with AI.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
Yet the ouster of the Hong Kong port operator illustrates how American pressure on a small nation can dislodge operations linked, fairly or not, to perceptions of Chinese state influence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
The Saudi-backed coalition was formed in 2015 in an attempt to dislodge the Houthi rebels from Yemen's north.
From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026
I stood there watching for several minutes while more officers got involved in an increasingly elaborate effort to dislodge Joe's wheelchair from the tight cage.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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