remove or force out from a position; "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"
Used in a Sentence
dislodge
How to use dislodge in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for dislodge.
Editorial note
They wanted to get in on a little of the lulz action and dislodge it from its antiestablishment roots.
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Quick take
remove or force out from a position; "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"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of dislodge gathered in one view.
change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for dislodge.
verb
remove or force out from a position; "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"
See also: free
verb
change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
See also: shift, reposition
verb
remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
See also: bump
Example sentences
They wanted to get in on a little of the lulz action and dislodge it from its antiestablishment roots.
Entrepreneurs have been trying since 1995 to dislodge Ticketmaster.
Believers and non-believers alike cement ideas in their head which are indifferent to reality and hard to dislodge.
Sure, the place is a shambles in every way imaginable, but as long as the oil keeps flowing, nothing matters enough to dislodge the ruling class.
Microsoft might have been able to dislodge marketshare enough during the year that Microsoft comes out ahead next year with SP1. Alas, the business case will slightly less interesting.
Open platforms lead to messy disruptive innovations that can quickly dislodge established players.
And network-effect businesses are notoriously hard to dislodge once widely adopted.
The tying of Google's search capability to their advertising business seems analogous to the way Microsoft Office and DOS were tied together, the 'team' being much much harder to dislodge than either element.
LSD/Acid lodges itself in fatty tissue and can cause people to re-experience acid trips at random when those acid crystals dislodge themselves years later...If you want to really fuck up your life then go ahead and take LSD.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use dislodge in a sentence?
They wanted to get in on a little of the lulz action and dislodge it from its antiestablishment roots.
What does dislodge mean?
remove or force out from a position; "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"
What part of speech is dislodge?
dislodge is commonly used as verb.