Meaning Of The Word Dislocate

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dislocate
verb: 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.

dislocate in American English
to put out of place; specif., to displace (a bone) from its proper position at a joint
noun: 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
transitive verb: to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace

dislocate in British English
to disrupt or shift out of place or position

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