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# dislocated

«dislocated» in Mova's school dictionary: **Pushed out of its normal place, especially a bone pushed…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (past and past participle of dislocate: dislocate, dislocates, dislocated, dislocating); adjective (a dislocated shoulder)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Pushed out of its normal place, especially a bone pushed out of its joint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocated/#m1)

2) Moved from its usual place or broken up so it does not work smoothly, like dislocated plans or people forced from home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocated/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health and first aid lessons, a dislocated shoulder, finger or knee is a painful injury that needs a doctor; in history and news, «dislocated» people have been forced out of their homes; phrases: «a dislocated shoulder», «dislocated his finger».

### examples

- He dislocated his shoulder playing rugby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocated/#x1)
- The doctor put the dislocated finger back in place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocated/#x2)
- A dislocated knee is very painful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocated/#x3)
- She fell off the trampoline and dislocated her elbow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocated/#x4)
- Do not try to push a dislocated joint back yourself; get help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocated/#x5)
- The war left thousands of families dislocated. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocated/#x6)
- The goalkeeper's dislocated thumb kept him out for weeks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocated/#x7)

### note

Regular verb. Noun: dislocation. First aid: keep the injured part still, call an adult or ambulance. Not the same as a broken bone (fracture), though both need a doctor.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dislocated» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dislocated/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.