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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISLODGE, v.t. dislodj. [dis and lodge.]
1. To remove or drive from a lodge or place or rest; to drive from the place where a thing naturally rests or inhabits. Shells resting int he sea at a considerable depth, are not dislodged by storms.
2. To drive from a place of retirement or retreat; as, to dislodge a coney or a deer.
3. To drive from any place of rest or habitation, or from any station; as, to dislodge the enemy from their quarters, from a hill or wall.
4. To remove an army to other quarters.
DISLODGE, v.i. To go from a place of rest.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: 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" [syn: dislodge, free] [ant: deposit, lodge, stick, wedge]
2: change place or direction; "Shift one's position" [syn: shift, dislodge, reposition]
3: remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" [syn: dislodge, bump]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle English disloggen, from Anglo-French *desloger, from des- dis- + loger to find lodging for, encamp, from loge shelter — more at lodge Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage 2. to force out of a secure or settled position <dislodged the rock with a shovel> intransitive verb to leave a place previously occupied • dislodgment or dislodgement noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. remove from an established or fixed position (was dislodged from his directorship). Derivatives: dislodgement n. (also dislodgment). Etymology: ME f. OF dislog(i)er (as DIS-, LODGE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dislodge Dis*lodge", v. i. To go from a place of rest. [R.] Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round Lodge and dislodge by turns. --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dislodge Dis*lodge", n. Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dislodge Dis*lodge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dislodged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dislodging.] [OF. deslogier, F. d['e]loger; 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(dislodges, dislodging, dislodged) 1. To dislodge something means to remove it from where it was fixed or held. Rainfall had dislodged debris from the slopes of the volcano... VERB: V n from n, also V n 2. To dislodge a person from a position or job means to remove them from it. He may challenge the Prime Minister even if he decides he cannot dislodge her this time. VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Expel, oust, eject, drive out, drive away. 2. Remove, force out, push out, get out.

Moby Thesaurus

break loose, break out, buck off, carry away, carry off, cart away, clear, cut loose, delocalize, depose, deracinate, disembarrass, disembroil, disengage, disentangle, disinvolve, dismount, displace, dispossess, evict, extricate, free, get out, lay aside, manhandle, move, oust, put aside, put out, release, relocate, remove, root out, root up, send, set aside, shift, shunt, side, take away, tear loose, throw off, turn out, unhorse, unhouse, unkennel, unknot, unplace, unravel, unsaddle, unseat, unsnarl, untangle, uproot