verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/dɪsˈlɒdʒ/
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rhymes with -ɒdʒ
CMU ARPABET:D IH0 S L AA1 JH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To move or go from a dwelling or former position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To force out of a secure or settled position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bump
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: displace
Narrower terms: throw
5
verb
Meaning 5
remove or force out from a position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums
He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: free
Antonyms: lodge
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
6
verb
Meaning 6
change place or direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Shift one's position
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shift, reposition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, displace
Narrower terms: beat down
History
Etymology
From Middle English disloggen, from Old French deslogier. Compare French déloger. Equivalent to dis- + lodge.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
տեղաշարժել
(teġašaržel)
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Bulgarian:
измествам
(izmestvam)
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Bulgarian:
изтиквам
(iztikvam)
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Chinese Mandarin:
逐出
(zhúchū)
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Esperanto:
elpeli
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Finnish:
irrottaa
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Finnish:
poistaa
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
French:
déloger
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
German:
herauslösen
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
German:
außer Position bringen
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
German:
(gewaltsam) entfernen
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
German:
wegreißen
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
German:
herausreißen
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
German:
verschieben
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
German:
aus seiner Lage bringen
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Hindi:
उखाड़ना
(ukhāṛnā)
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Hindi:
ढकेलना
(ḍhakelnā)
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Hindi:
निकाल देना
(nikāl denā)
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Hindi:
निकालना
(nikālnā)
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Hindi:
स्थानच्युत करना
(sthānacyut karnā)
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Indonesian:
mengusir
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Indonesian:
mengeluarkan
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Indonesian:
mencabut
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Indonesian:
mencabuntukan
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Irish:
asáitigh
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Māori:
whakawātea
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Quechua:
anschurichiy
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Serbo-Croatian:
деложирати
(deložirati)
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Spanish:
desalojar
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Swedish:
vräka
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Swedish:
avhysa
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Vietnamese:
đánh bật
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Welsh:
dadleoli
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Welsh:
afleoli
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
Welsh:
bwrw allan
— To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
