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DictionarydislodgeRemove from a fixed position
verb

dislodge

dis-LAHJ/dɪsˈlɑːdʒ/

Force out of a fixed or settled position.

She dislodges the embedded stone with a crowbar.

A woman uses a crowbar to lever a tightly embedded stone out of compacted soil, with the stone visibly tilted out of its matching cavity.
Etymology
disOld Frenchdo the opposite of
+lodgeOld Frenchto lodge; find lodging for

Lodging gives someone a resting place; dislodging reverses that by driving that person out. The same image applies to forcing an object out of the place where it is securely settled.

In context

The U.S. Army38:41
With no sign of the Chinese ceasing their efforts to dislodge the 23rd from its positions, and realize the unit was in danger of being overrun
Korea Twin Tunnels

More examples

  • The storm dislodged several roof tiles.
  • She tried to dislodge the stone from the tire.
  • The election dislodged the long-standing leadership.

Forms

dislodge · dislodges · dislodged · dislodging

Similar words

remove
Remove is general; dislodge forces something from a fixed or secure position.
displace
Displace moves something from its place; dislodge emphasizes overcoming what holds it there.