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dislocate

[ dis-loh-keyt, dis-loh-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

dislocated, dislocating
  1. to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace:

    The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings.

  2. to put out of joint or out of position, as a limb or an organ.
  3. to throw out of order; upset; disorder:

    Frequent strikes dislocated the economy.



noun

  1. 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

  1. to disrupt or shift out of place or position
  2. to displace (an organ or part) from its normal position, esp a bone from its joint
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·徱l·e adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dislocate1

1595–1605; < Medieval Latin 徱dzٳܲ (past participle of 徱dz ), equivalent to Latin dis- dis- 1 + dzٳܲ placed; locate
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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.

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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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Feyi-Waboso had been ready for surgery in early January after he dislocated his shoulder just before Christmas.

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It was an evening made worse by an injury to Hull's Samoa prop Ligi Sao, who left the field bound for hospital after appearing to dislocate his left knee cap.

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The wing initially opted not to have surgery on a dislocated shoulder sustained before Christmas after discussions between England and Exeter Chiefs.

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