dislocate
verb
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budge, displace, disturb, move, relocate, remove, reposition, shift, transfer, transpose
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Before dislocating his foot in gruesome fashion last season, LeVert averaged 18.4 points, 3.7 assists, and 4.3 rebounds in a compelling 14-game showcase. — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "Top 100 NBA Players of 2020," 12 Sep. 2019 If truly dislocated posteriorly, that could require a procedure for reduction (to put it back). — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill figures to miss significant time," 8 Sep. 2019 The supermodel also dislocated her wrist and, on top of that, had already twisted her ankle earlier in practice. — Christina Dugan, PEOPLE.com, "Christie Brinkley's Daughter Sailor Reveals She Didn't Want to Join Dancing with the Stars at First," 17 Sep. 2019 Dan Mullen made sure to have Feleipe Franks lead Florida’s postgame huddle 🙏 Franks dislocated his ankle and is expected to miss the rest of the season. — Joel Boyd, chicagotribune.com, "College football Week 3 wrap-up: Which team self-destructed the worst? Why are Florida fans mad at Brian Griese? And the Heisman contender in Oklahoma who isn’t named Jalen Hurts.," 16 Sep. 2019 Thor bluntly asks) and provides the biggest laughs as he body-slams bros, dislocates his shoulder and can't help but tell the truth at every turn. — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, "Review: Smells like 'tween' spirit in 'Good Boys'," 15 Aug. 2019 One person was killed and thousands of people dislocated by fires and explosions last Sept. 13. — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, "Columbia Gas reaches $143 million settlement on class action lawsuits in Merrimack Valley explosions," 29 July 2019 Neil Lennon has been keen to add some experience to his goalkeeping department, having seen Scott Bain dislocate his thumb last week and leaving him short on cover. — SI.com, "Fraser Forster Nears Celtic Return After Undergoing Medical Ahead of Southampton Departure," 22 Aug. 2019 Thin in middle In the days since Jordan Iosefa dislocated his kneecap at the start of fall camp, an already thin pool of healthy USC linebackers has grown ever thinner. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, "Bru McCoy, USC’s prize receiving prospect, has been unable to practice because of illness," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dislocate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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dislocate
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