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