dislocate
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.
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.
Origin of dislocate
1Other words from dislocate
- un·dis·lo·cat·ed, adjective
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How to use dislocate in a sentence
At such moments the auto would come back to the trail with a crash that threatened to dislocate every spring in its composition.
The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras | Marvin WestAnd he shook Nansen by the hand so heartily as well nigh to dislocate his wrist, his dark eyes beaming with delight.
Fridtjof Nansen | Jacob B. BullA reasonable amount of hard shaking would dislocate its muddy basis and engulf the city.
Mexico and its Religion | Robert A. WilsonThe devil we don't know is what we'll become if we radically dislocate Syndic life and attitudes.
The Syndic | C.M. KornbluthWe're going to have a little bridge built over that ditch on Lane Avenue so's we women don't dislocate our joints jumping over it.
Green Valley | Katharine Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for dislocate
/ (ˈdɪsləˌkeɪt) /
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
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