Question

dislodge Senators are attempting to dislodge the bill from the committee, where the chairman has failed to act on it for five months. dɪsˈlɑʤ

Accepted Answer

To force out of a place, especially a place of rest, hiding, or defense. A lodge is usually a kind of roominghouse or hotel, and the verb lodge often means staying or sleeping in such a place. Thus, dislodge means removing a person or thing from where it's been staying. So, for instance, you might use a toothpick to dislodge a seed from between your teeth, police might use tear gas to dislodge a sniper from his hiding place, and a slate tile dislodged from a roof could be dangerous to someone hanging out on the street below

word	dislodge
definition	To force out of a place, especially a place of rest, hiding, or defense.
eg_sentence	Senators are attempting to dislodge the bill from the committee, where the chairman has failed to act on it for five months.
explanation	A lodge is usually a kind of roominghouse or hotel, and the verb lodge often means staying or sleeping in such a place. Thus, dislodge means removing a person or thing from where it's been staying. So, for instance, you might use a toothpick to dislodge a seed from between your teeth, police might use tear gas to dislodge a sniper from his hiding place, and a slate tile dislodged from a roof could be dangerous to someone hanging out on the street below
IPA	dɪsˈlɑʤ

Dislodge Place Lodge Means Force Rest Hiding Defense