DISLODGE

dislodge, bump

(verb) remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; “The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space”

dislodge, free

(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”

shift, dislodge, reposition

(verb) change place or direction; “Shift one’s position”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

dislodge (third-person singular simple present dislodges, present participle dislodging, simple past and past participle dislodged)

(transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.

(intransitive) To move or go from a dwelling or former position.

(transitive, figurative) To force out of a secure or settled position.

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis*lodge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dislodged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dislodging.] Etym: [OF. deslogier, F. déloger; pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. logier, F. loger. See Lodge.]

1. To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislodged by storms.

2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy. The Volscians are dislodg'd. Shak.

Dis*lodge", v. i.

Definition: To go from a place of rest. [R.] Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by turns. Milton.

Dis*lodge", n.

Definition: Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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