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dislocate
[dis-loh-keyt, dis-loh-keyt]
verb (used with object)
to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace.
The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings.
to put out of joint or out of position, as a limb or an organ.
to throw out of order; upset; disorder.
Frequent strikes dislocated the economy.
noun
Gymnastics.a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.
dislocate
/ ˈɪəˌɪ /
verb
to disrupt or shift out of place or position
to displace (an organ or part) from its normal position, esp a bone from its joint
Other Word Forms
- undislocated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dislocate1
Example Sentences
He had 1,142 yards passing and 12 touchdowns, then broke his tibia and fibula, tore ligaments in his foot and dislocated his ankle all on one play when tackled.
"When I saw her again, I thought: 'Oh, help.' She dislocated my finger with one of her cover drives. She hit it so hard, even then."
The 25-year-old also suffered lung contusions, a dislocated right clavicle and several torn ligaments after colliding with the open door of a postal vehicle.
Bleeding from injuries and with a dislocated shoulder, the hiker used poles to cling to an almost vertical cliff, dangling perilously over a beach of gravel, rocks and boulders.
Though, at the time, the team only publicly described the diagnosis as a partially dislocated shoulder, the NL MVP winner had also torn his left labrum.
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