	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Feb 12, 2012
Skip Navigation Home Black History Month Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

| Share

Dictionary

dis•lo•cate

Pronunciation: (dis'lō-kāt", dis-lō'kāt), [key]
—v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing
—n.

—v.t.
1. to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace: The glacier dislocated great stones. The earthquake dislocated several buildings.
2. to put out of joint or out of position, as a limb or an organ.
3. to throw out of order; upset; disorder: Frequent strikes dislocated the economy.

—n.
Gymnastics.a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.

dislimn

dislocation

See also:

dislocate (Thesaurus)

Dictionary

dis•lo•cate

Related Content