ALL meanings of dislocate
dis·lo·cate
D d - noun dislocate Disturb the normal arrangement or position of (something, typically a joint in the body). 1
- verb with object dislocate to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace: The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings. 1
- verb with object dislocate to put out of joint or out of position, as a limb or an organ. 1
- verb with object dislocate to throw out of order; upset; disorder: Frequent strikes dislocated the economy. 1
- noun dislocate 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. 1
- transitive verb dislocate displace: a joint 1
- transitive verb dislocate put out of place 1
- verb dislocate to put something out of its usual place. 0
- verb dislocate (medicine) to (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint. 0
- verb dislocate If you dislocate a bone or joint in your body, or in someone else's body, it moves out of its proper position in relation to other bones, usually in an accident. 0
- verb dislocate To dislocate something such as a system, process, or way of life means to disturb it greatly or prevent it from continuing as normal. 0
- verb dislocate to disrupt or shift out of place or position 0
- verb dislocate to displace (an organ or part) from its normal position, esp a bone from its joint 0
- verb transitive dislocate to put out of place; specif., to displace (a bone) from its proper position at a joint 0
- verb transitive dislocate to upset the order of; disarrange; disrupt 0