MEANING
To force something or someone out of a fixed or established position.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- dislodge a stone
- dislodge an opponent
- dislodge an assumption
On the page
A sharp knock dislodged the key from the narrow gap beneath the door.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- dislodge
- Past tense
- dislodged
- Past participle
- dislodged
- Present participle
- dislodging
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- dislodge
- Present continuous
- am/is/are dislodging
- Present perfect
- have/has dislodged
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been dislodging
- Past
- dislodged
- Past continuous
- was/were dislodging
- Past perfect
- had dislodged
- Past perfect continuous
- had been dislodging
- Future
- will dislodge
- Future continuous
- will be dislodging
- Future perfect
- will have dislodged
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been dislodging
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: dislodge; dislodges; dislodged; dislodged; dislodging. Writing functions: action, change, argument. Commonness: moderately common. No arbitrary intensity assigned.
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