dislodge

«dislodge» in Mova's school dictionary: To knock, push or force something out of the place where… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (dislodge, dislodges, dislodged, dislodging)

meaning for a pupil

1) To knock, push or force something out of the place where it was stuck or fixed. tree →

2) To make someone leave a position, job or place, especially by force. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety and first aid lessons, back blows can dislodge food stuck in someone's throat. In everyday life you dislodge a stuck ball from a tree or a stone from a shoe. In stories and history, armies try to dislodge enemies from a hill or castle. Phrases: «dislodge from», «dislodge something stuck».

examples

• He used a stick to dislodge the ball from the gutter. tree →
• Back blows can dislodge food from a choking person's throat. tree →
• The storm dislodged tiles from the roof. tree →
• She shook her shoe to dislodge a stone. tree →
• The soldiers could not dislodge the enemy from the hill. tree →
• A loose rock was dislodged and rolled down the cliff. tree →
• Kaa had only just worked his way over the west wall, landing with a wrench that dislodged a coping stone into the ditch. tree →

note

Past «dislodged». Pattern: «dislodge something from somewhere». Safety: if someone is choking, call for an adult and emergency help immediately.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dislodge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.