to dislodge
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6.1
- verb
- /dɪsˈlɑːdʒ/
- The Heimlich maneuver is a technique to help dislodge a foreign body in a case of choking.
- an attempt to dislodge
- difficult to dislodge
- failed to dislodge
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Watch on YouTubeI have dislodged them from my spirit and soul.
- I have dislodged them from my spirit and soul.
- But I do believe in their areas of strength, it's hard to to dislodge them.
- But in the medieval world, it is a problem to dislodge people from property because most property is in land.
- How do we dislodge the embedded racial hierarchies that are built into our technology itself?
- We cannot allow ourselves to be dislodged from our position as the dominant species on this planet.
- So these are not people who are easy to dislodge, and they are people who tend to want their power to be not appointive but hereditary.
- And I reacted and I managed to dislodge the chimp from my chest.
- Each page is a cleansing bristle that dislodges.
Examples
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But as he was leaving, a huge boulder dislodged from the hillside rolled down and blocked his driveway.
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We have to dislodge this barge so we can flip these houses.
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We'll dislodge it and the big rock will move.
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And anyway, what makes you think I could dislodge part of the church roof?
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Well, many knights tried to dislodge it, but they failed.
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Sometimes the mere fact of having stopped pushing will dislodge the block and do away with it.
Academic text (2009) -
Crash caused the bubble to dislodge.
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I think it's hard to dislodge institutions with that much inertia.
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Pressure, a sharp blow, even a violent sneeze could dislodge it.
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The Heimlich maneuver is a technique to help dislodge food that is stuck in someone's throat.
Synonyms
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1.9
To remove something from a place or container
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1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
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2.0
Move someone or something from one place to another
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1.0
To release someone or something that is held
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2.8
To make someone or something leave a place
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2.7
To take something off from where it is attached
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5.0
Force someone to leave a place, such as a school or country, often by official order
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5.5
To make a person leave their usual place or job
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3.5
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
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5.3
To stop being part of or connected to something
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4.2
Force someone to leave a place
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4.4
To pull a plant out of the ground or force people to leave home
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7.4
To remove a leader from office, often by force
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4.5
To pull something off quickly with force
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7.6
Free a person or thing from something that traps them
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3.6
Remove people completely from a place or group because they are unwanted
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6.5
To move someone to a lower job or position
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4.0
To come apart from something it is connected to
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4.1
Remove chains and other things that hold someone so they are free
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3.5
To come off a larger thing, often because of force or damage
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3.4
To open something by undoing a button or zipper
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6.4
To free something by untying ropes or cords
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5.7
To move something from its normal place and make it stop working or fitting
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3.9
To come away from something it was stuck to
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8.3
To release a boat or ship from its ropes so it can move
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9.6
To make something come out with effort, for example a hidden object or a secret
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6.1
To separate something from what it is connected to
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6.6
To release something that is tied or fastened so it can move away
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6.8
Take something off a wall or surface
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7.4
To free something that is stuck by removing what blocks it so it can move again
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8.2
Make people leave their home and feel lost
To pull out a nail or stake pushed into something
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Dislodge is made of dis- meaning 'away' and lodge meaning 'place' or 'to fix', so it means to move something 'away from its place'.