to dislocate a joint

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• joint — n. 1) (med.) to dislocate a joint 2) (anatomical) an elbow; hip; knee; shoulder joint 3) (technical) a ball and socket; mortise; riveted; toggle; universal; welded joint 4) (misc.) (slang) to case a joint ( to inspect a place before robbing if )… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Dislocate — Dis lo*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dislocated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dislocating}.] [LL. dislocatus, p. p. of dislocare; dis + locare to place, fr. locus place. See {Locus}.] To displace; to put out of its proper place. Especially, of a bone: To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dislocate — c.1600, from earlier adj. or pp. dislocate out of joint (c.1400), from M.L. dislocatus, pp. of dislocare put out of place, from L. dis away (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + locare to place (see LOCATE (Cf. locate)). Related …   Etymology dictionary

• dislocate — I verb agitate, cast out, complicate, confound, confuse, derail, derange, disarrange, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dislodge, disorder, disorganize, disorient, displace, disturb, disunite, eject, evacuate, evict, expel, luxate, mislay, misplace …   Law dictionary

• dislocate — [v] displace break, disarticulate, disconnect, disengage, disjoint, disorder, disrupt, disturb, disunite, divide, jumble, misplace, mix up, move, put out of joint, remove, rummage, separate, shift, transfer, unhinge, upset; concepts 135,147 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

• dislocate — ► VERB 1) displace (a bone) from its proper position in a joint. 2) put out of order; disrupt …   English terms dictionary

• dislocate — [dis′lō kāt΄] vt. dislocated, dislocating [< ML dislocatus, pp. of dislocare: see DIS & LOCATE] 1. to put out of place; specif., to displace (a bone) from its proper position at a joint 2. to upset the order of; disarrange; disrupt …   English World dictionary

• dislocate — [[t]dɪ̱sləkeɪt[/t]] dislocates, dislocating, dislocated 1) VERB If you dislocate a bone or joint in your body, or someone else s body, it moves out of its proper position in relation to other bones, usually in an accident. [V n] Harrison… …   English dictionary

• joint — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in the body ADJECTIVE ▪ elbow, hip, knee, etc. ▪ aching, achy (esp. AmE), inflamed, painful, so …   Collocations dictionary

• dislocate — verb Dislocate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑arm, ↑elbow, ↑finger, ↑hip, ↑jaw, ↑joint, ↑wrist …   Collocations dictionary

• dislocate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. displace, disarrange; disjoin, disarticulate. See disjunction, discontinuance. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To displace] Syn. disorder, disrupt, upset, disturb; see confuse , disorganize . 2. [To… …   English dictionary for students