| VERB | contact | dislodge, free | remove or force out from a position |
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| motion | dislodge, shift, reposition | change place or direction | |
| contact | dislodge, bump | remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied |
| Sounds | dihslaa'jh | |
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| Rhymes | counterespionage ... raj: 8 rhymes with aajh... | |
| Meaning | Remove or force out from a position. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums" | |
| Synonym | free | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Opposite | lodge, wedge, stick, deposit | Put, fix, force, or implant |
| Meaning | change place or direction. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | shift, reposition | |
| Narrower | beat down | dislodge from a position |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Spanish | desplazar | |
| Meaning | Remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" | |
| Synonym | bump | |
| Narrower | throw | Cause to fall off |
| Broader | displace | Cause to move, usually with force or pressure |
| Spanish | desplazar, sacar | |
| Nouns | dislodgement | forced removal from a position of advantage |