Definition: dislodge

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

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]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

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