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Verb: dislodge  dis'lój
  1. Remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
    "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space";
    - bump
     
  2. Remove or force out from a position
    "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums";
    - free
     
  3. Change place or direction
    "dislodge one's position";
    - shift, reposition

Derived forms: dislodged, dislodges, dislodging

Type of: displace, move, remove, take, take away, withdraw

Antonym: wedge