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v. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

dislodge, free

v. remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

shift, dislodge, reposition

v. change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

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oust

v. remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"

remove, transfer

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

take out, move out, remove

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

jostle, shove

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

bounce

v. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

bump

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

jolt

v. disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play"

jar

v. place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"

jiggle, joggle, wiggle

v. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

shake, agitate

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

nudge

v. push into action by pestering or annoying gently

dispossess

v. deprive of the possession of real estate

undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel

v. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

rid, free, disembarrass

v. relieve from; "Rid the house of pests"

save

v. spend less; buy at a reduced price

extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumber

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

loosen, loose

v. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"

tease, tease apart, loosen

v. disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"

loosen

v. make less dense; "loosen the soil"

take out, move out, remove

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

remove, transfer

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

relocate

v. move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"

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lodge, wedge, stick, deposit

v. put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

tie, bind

v. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

anchor, ground

v. fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

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