Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dislodge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, n.
Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dislodge
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: {free}] [ant: {lodge}]
2: change place or direction; "Shift one's position" [syn: {shift},
{reposition}]
3: remove or force from a position of dwelling previously
occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into
her office space" [syn: {displace}, {bump}]
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