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What does dislocate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word dislocate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. to put something out of its usual place
  2. (medicine) to (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint
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Protect yourself if you break or dislocate a bone, experience a burn, and more.
The injury has progressed to the point that the heads can dislocate or come out of joint.
When I had helped her move into position for her pelvic examination, she would warn me that her knee might dislocate.
But military action by Germany was to dislocate this scheme, and only the British offensive came fully into operation.
This means that they can dislocate their jaw to make the maximum opening size possible for prey to go through.
For years I had a shoulder that sometimes used to dislocate from a military soccer game when I was going through my training here in Kingston.

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