DISLODGING

Verb

dislodging

present participle of dislodge

Noun

dislodging (plural dislodgings)

The act by which something is dislodged.

Source: Wiktionary

DISLODGE

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