dislodging
present participle ofdislodge
dislodge
verb[T]
uk/dɪˈslɒdʒ/us/dɪˈslɑːdʒ/toremovesomething or someone,especiallybyforce, from afixedposition:
Theearthquakedislodgedstonesfromthewallsand theroof.
TheRedSox need twowinsto dislodge theYankeesfromfirstplace.
Removing and extracting
- ablate
- abstract
- bowdlerization
- bowdlerized
- clear the decksidiom
- drain
- extract
- gougesomethingout
- letsomeonedown
- over-extraction
- pick
- pluck
- scoop
- scratch
- slice
- takesomethingaway
- unboxing
- undrained
- wipesomethingoffsomething
- yank
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
Evicting and forcing to leave
Examplesofdislodging
dislodging
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Policy aspirations aboutdislodgingfarm policy dominance are constrained by politics that requires the cooperation of farming interests.
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An attempt to retrieve the coil using the venous approach was made but it was impossible to remove the coil withoutdislodgingthe umbrella.
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The success of the shocks indislodgingequilibria can then be used to gauge their degree of robustness.
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At bar 19 this theme crashes violently in to the second theme, of which we have heard only one phrase, interrupting anddislodgingit.
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These experiments suggest that the importance of predators in reducing aphid populations could be outweighed by thedislodgingof aphids.
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Some mechanical devices fordislodgingice are on the market.
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The damage to the motor cycle included the detaching of the leads to the coil and the battery and thedislodgingof the mounting.
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First there is the attracting of new industry and, secondly, thedislodgingof old, and then a third step must be taken.
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The question of negligence in repair work or ofdislodgingof rails is of importance.
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The symptoms were often exacerbated by the flushing of the mains which continued for many weeks,dislodgingboth chemicals and metals.
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Some unbelted passengers, flight attendants, and drink carts hit the ceiling,dislodgingsome ceiling tiles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Masonry from the window's tracery fell on the memorial, knocking off the cupola, breaking off the angel's feet, anddislodgingseveral panels of names.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Furniture and shelving had floated to the corners of the space,dislodgingthe materials that they once had housed, and subjecting them to submersion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nevertheless,dislodginga rival, he became a good and strong ruler....
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The latch is so secure that you don't have to worry about accidentallydislodgingthe screen.
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