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Word: dislodge

Definition: remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge


Sentences Containing 'dislodge'

Water sinks into the ground and, on the approach of winter, freezes, expanding about one tenth of its volume; the expanding ice pushes the earth aside, the force in some cases being sufficient to dislodge even huge rocks.

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