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Meanings of dislocate in English

Portuguese
deslocar-se
Catalan
dislocar

Move out of position.

        deslocar-se

        Displace.

              Usage of dislocate in English
              1
              They can dislocate their jaws, ingesting several kilos of soil a second.
              Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
              2
              The jolt she got seemed to dislocate every bone in her body.
              The Call of the Canyon
              3
              It will embitter and degrade our politics, and dislocate our Parliamentary institutions.
              The Framework of Home Rule
              4
              He would contort your muscles and dislocate your bones like any osteopath.
              The Book of Tea
              5
              Such mothers, even, have been known to dislocate or fracture a limb!
              The Young Mother: Management of Children in Regard to Health
              6
              Hit it just right above or below and you dislocate it.
              The Laughing Corpse
              7
              Or he could simply dislocate one of her legs and bear her off.
              The Descent
              8
              To loosen another beam would have been to dislocate the hull.
              The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
              9
              Each time the rangit hit the ground, the jarring threatened to dislocate his bones.
              Sons of the Oak
              10
              Someone was pulling her, so hard Lexi thought her shoulders were about to dislocate.
              Mistress of the game
              11
              To her he had probably felt like an orangutan trying to dislocate her shoulder.
              The Big U
              12
              My top teeth were jammed against her arm as I felt my jaw dislocate.
              My Fight/Your Fight
              13
              Well, I think doing a few things for yourself will hardly dislocate any joints.
              The Sea-Wolf
              14
              Because she was in control, Vashet didn't dislocate my jaw or knock me unconscious.
              The Wise Man’s Fear
              15
              Remainers say an exit will disrupt trade and dislocate supply chains in Europe and beyond.
              Reuters
              16
              Posting your arm behind you can potentially dislocate or break your elbow, wrist, or shoulder.
              Climbing Magazine
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              Translations for dislocate
              Portuguese
              deslocar-se
              Catalan
              dislocar
              Dislocate through the time