dislodge

dislodge is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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. transitive verb. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to dislodge a deer, or an enemy.
3. intransitive verb. To go from a place of rest.
4. noun. Dwelling apart; separation.
5. verb. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

   "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

   Synonyms: bump

6. 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"

   Synonyms: free

7. verb. change place or direction

   "Shift one's position"

   Synonyms: reposition, shift

Synonyms

bump, free, reposition, shift

Common word forms

dislodged, dislodges, dislodging, dislodgeable, dislodgement

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