Dislocate
verb
To move or force out of position, often relative to sockets, joints or connections.
During the game, he dislocated his shoulder and had to be rushed to the hospital.
Often appears as...
- dislocate a shoulder
- dislocate a joint
verb
To disrupt, hinder or rearrange the normal or proper functioning of something.
The sudden recession dislocated the country's economy.
Often appears as...
- dislocate the economy
- dislocate the system
verb
In technology, to cause a data storage device to position its head over a particular track.
The sudden power outage dislocated the disk drive's head, causing errors.
Often appears as...
- dislocate a disk drive
- dislocate a head
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To move or force out of position, often relative to sockets, joints or connections.
During the game, he dislocated his shoulder and had to be rushed to the hospital.
Often appears as...
- dislocate a shoulder
- dislocate a joint
verb
To disrupt, hinder or rearrange the normal or proper functioning of something.
The sudden recession dislocated the country's economy.
Often appears as...
- dislocate the economy
- dislocate the system
verb
In technology, to cause a data storage device to position its head over a particular track.
The sudden power outage dislocated the disk drive's head, causing errors.
Often appears as...
- dislocate a disk drive
- dislocate a head
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Injury
Usually involves sudden pain and requires medical attention.
She fell and dislocated her elbow, screaming in agony.
Pro Tip 2/3Accident Prone
Common in sports, accidents, or physical activities.
Be careful when skating; it's easy to dislocate a joint if you fall.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Response
Urgently needs repositioning or medical intervention.
He dislocated his wrist and was immediately taken to the ER.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Injury
Usually involves sudden pain and requires medical attention.
She fell and dislocated her elbow, screaming in agony.
Pro Tip 2/3Accident Prone
Common in sports, accidents, or physical activities.
Be careful when skating; it's easy to dislocate a joint if you fall.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Response
Urgently needs repositioning or medical intervention.
He dislocated his wrist and was immediately taken to the ER.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Injury
Usually involves sudden pain and requires medical attention.
She fell and dislocated her elbow, screaming in agony.
Pro Tip 2/3Accident Prone
Common in sports, accidents, or physical activities.
Be careful when skating; it's easy to dislocate a joint if you fall.
Pro Tip 3/3Immediate Response
Urgently needs repositioning or medical intervention.
He dislocated his wrist and was immediately taken to the ER.
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Safari Live - Day 31 PIPE...
was well and as I heard out there was a couple of adults and and some battle male the sub adult male then went off on his own unfortunately ended up with a dislocated hip and a very badly injured face and he unfortunately succumb to those injuries and then since then they've really struggled to raise any
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Encoding culture PIPE...
traditionally lived close to the sea they were a seafaring people they were agrarian people but because of the establishment of missions and the reservation system these people were fragmented into the mountains dislocated from their traditions and their histories and from one another and this
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How city mayors are...
racial justice work we have to do what's happening with our economy um but in particular right now i think that mayors are facing you know this triple threat of covid of the economic dislocation and then ongoing social fissures most notably here in this country but around the world around
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Can loud music damage...
can instantly bend or blow out hair cells, resulting in permanent hearing damage. The pressure of more powerful sounds can even dislocate the ossicular chain or burst an eardrum. The other side of this equation is the sound’s duration.
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Bring on the learning...
And high among them is education, because education, in a way, dislocates very many people from their natural talents. And human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them,
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Bring on the learning...
And high among them is education, because education, in a way, dislocates very many people from their natural talents. And human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them,
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A Photographic Journey...
A world of new freedoms and opportunities. They also endured war and terrorism, poverty and dislocation, barely surviving under a corrupt government and the perpetual threat of suicide bombings.
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How cities are detoxing...
It can bring economic dislocation and job disruption. So wouldn't it be wiser to prepare and design just transitions now rather than later? Here's the bottom line.
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Living sculptures that...
I felt a deep sense of dislocation and invisibility. I couldn't see myself represented. I couldn't see the women who've raised me, the ones who've influenced me,
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The US is back in the...
That is one of the most important things that we need to do, Al. And we can't lie to people. We can't say that some of the dislocation
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 31 PIPE...
was well and as I heard out there was a couple of adults and and some battle male the sub adult male then went off on his own unfortunately ended up with a dislocated hip and a very badly injured face and he unfortunately succumb to those injuries and then since then they've really struggled to raise any
Video examples
Encoding culture PIPE...
traditionally lived close to the sea they were a seafaring people they were agrarian people but because of the establishment of missions and the reservation system these people were fragmented into the mountains dislocated from their traditions and their histories and from one another and this
Video examples
How city mayors are...
racial justice work we have to do what's happening with our economy um but in particular right now i think that mayors are facing you know this triple threat of covid of the economic dislocation and then ongoing social fissures most notably here in this country but around the world around
Video examples
Can loud music damage...
can instantly bend or blow out hair cells, resulting in permanent hearing damage. The pressure of more powerful sounds can even dislocate the ossicular chain or burst an eardrum. The other side of this equation is the sound’s duration.
Video examples
Bring on the learning...
And high among them is education, because education, in a way, dislocates very many people from their natural talents. And human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them,
Video examples
Bring on the learning...
And high among them is education, because education, in a way, dislocates very many people from their natural talents. And human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them,
Video examples
A Photographic Journey...
A world of new freedoms and opportunities. They also endured war and terrorism, poverty and dislocation, barely surviving under a corrupt government and the perpetual threat of suicide bombings.
Video examples
How cities are detoxing...
It can bring economic dislocation and job disruption. So wouldn't it be wiser to prepare and design just transitions now rather than later? Here's the bottom line.
Video examples
Living sculptures that...
I felt a deep sense of dislocation and invisibility. I couldn't see myself represented. I couldn't see the women who've raised me, the ones who've influenced me,
Video examples
The US is back in the...
That is one of the most important things that we need to do, Al. And we can't lie to people. We can't say that some of the dislocation
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Quote examples
Chael Sonnen
American Athlete
I've suffered rib injuries, but I've never had a broken one. I've dislocated it and popped it, and even that, a big step down from broken, it hurts so bad. But you can't really move. You can't even fully breathe and take a deep breath of air.
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Jon Katz
American Journalist
Dog rescue remains a gamble, of course. For all the good will, hard work, and noble motivation, nobody can really predict with certainty how a traumatized, dislocated dog will respond in a new environment.
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Lee Child
British Writer
I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets.
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Callan McAuliffe
Australian Actor
I never thought acting would be my life. I only started doing it because I needed something to occupy my weekends after I dislocated my knee and couldn't play sport.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
People say free trade causes dislocation. In actual fact, it's the lowering of trade barriers that causes the dislocation.
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Bobbie Ann Mason
American Novelist
The small family farm is dying; people's lives are being dislocated.
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Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
Duncan Jones has skills; he's an architect of emotional dislocation.
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David MacKenzie
Scottish Director
Movies tend to be dislocated and non-linear in their process.
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Kylie Bax
New Zealander Model
I can pull a bone out of my shoulder and dislocate it.
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Bayard Rustin
American Leader
I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.
Quote examples
Chael Sonnen
American Athlete
I've suffered rib injuries, but I've never had a broken one. I've dislocated it and popped it, and even that, a big step down from broken, it hurts so bad. But you can't really move. You can't even fully breathe and take a deep breath of air.
Quote examples
Jon Katz
American Journalist
Dog rescue remains a gamble, of course. For all the good will, hard work, and noble motivation, nobody can really predict with certainty how a traumatized, dislocated dog will respond in a new environment.
Quote examples
Lee Child
British Writer
I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets.
Quote examples
Callan McAuliffe
Australian Actor
I never thought acting would be my life. I only started doing it because I needed something to occupy my weekends after I dislocated my knee and couldn't play sport.
Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
People say free trade causes dislocation. In actual fact, it's the lowering of trade barriers that causes the dislocation.
Quote examples
Bobbie Ann Mason
American Novelist
The small family farm is dying; people's lives are being dislocated.
Quote examples
Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
Duncan Jones has skills; he's an architect of emotional dislocation.
Quote examples
David MacKenzie
Scottish Director
Movies tend to be dislocated and non-linear in their process.
Quote examples
Kylie Bax
New Zealander Model
I can pull a bone out of my shoulder and dislocate it.
Quote examples
Bayard Rustin
American Leader
I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.
Example 1 of 10
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