| VERB | change | dislocate, luxate, splay, slip | move out of position |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | dislocate | put out of its usual place, position, or relationship |
| Sounds | dih'slowkeyt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Move out of position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "dislocate joints" | |
| Synonyms | luxate, splay, slip | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Spanish | dislocar, luxar | |
| Catalan | dislocar | |
| Nouns | dislocation | an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity |
| dislocation | a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) | |
| Meaning | put out of its usual place, position, or relationship. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Broader | displace | Cause to move, usually with force or pressure |
| Nouns | dislocation | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue |
| dislocation | an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity | |
| dislocation | a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) | |
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