DISLODGE


Meaning of DISLODGE in English

dəs, (ˈ)dis+ verb

Etymology: Middle English disloggen, from Middle French desloger, from des- dis- (I) + loger to lodge — more at lodge

transitive verb

1.

a. : to drive out of a dwelling place

the wave of crisis that dislodged them from their native land — M.J.Clark

sometimes : to drive (a wild animal) from a lair or hiding place

b. : to force to leave or give up an advantage or favorable position

they gathered proxies and dislodged him at the next stockholders' meeting

attempting to dislodge the leftist faction in the union

occupied the rugged mountains … from which the Japanese never succeeded in dislodging them — Current Biography

c. : to cause to shift from a fixed position especially by exertion of physical effort on

a sharp blow dislodged the lid

dislodging a shower of pebbles as he slid down the hill

2. obsolete : to shift the quarters or station of (a military force) : move from one position to another

intransitive verb

: to move from a place previously occupied : leave a lodging place

the bone may dislodge from his throat without surgery

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