Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
disinvent
disinvest
disinvite
disjoin
disjoint
disjointed
disjointedly
disjunct
disjunction
disjunctive
disjuncture
disk
disk brake
disk camera
disk drive
disk flower
disk harrow
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

dislocate

dis·lo·cate [ dísslō kàyt ] (past and past participle dis·lo·cat·ed, present participle dis·lo·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·lo·cates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. put something out of place: to put or force something out of its usual place or position

2. displace body part: to move or force a bone out of the joint into which it fits

3. throw something into confusion: to disrupt, upset, or disturb the order of something

[Late 16th century. Probably back-formation <dislocation]

dis·lo·cat·ed adjective
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft