displace

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dislocate

put out of its usual place, position, or relationship

bump, dislodge

remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

throw

cause to fall off

transfer, transplant

lift and reset in another soil or situation

crowd out, force out

press, force, or thrust out of a small space

evacuate

move people from their homes or country

deracinate, uproot

move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

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displace, move

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

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preempt

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replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant

take the place or move into the position of

Synonyms:

can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate

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hire

engage or hire for work

employ, engage

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retire

make (someone) retire

superannuate

retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability

pension off

let go from employment with an attractive pension

clean out

force out

furlough, lay off

dismiss, usually for economic reasons

downsize

dismiss from work

squeeze out

force out

dismiss, drop, send away, send packing

stop associating with

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remove

remove from a position or an office

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move

go, locomote, travel

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

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circulate, mobilise, mobilize

cause to move around

relocate

move or establish in a new location

dislocate, luxate, slip, splay

move out of position

translate

change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation

place, post, send, station

assign to a station

garrison

station (troops) in a fort or garrison

fort

station (troops) in a fort

locate, place, site

assign a location to

agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex

change the arrangement or position of

beat, scramble

stir vigorously

toss

agitate

rile, roil

make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

poke

stir by poking

channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport

send from one person or place to another

bring, convey, fetch, get

go or come after and bring or take back

project

transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

propagate

transmit

translate

bring to a certain spiritual state

release, turn

let (something) fall or spill from a container

send, send out

to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place

funnel

move or pour through a funnel

brandish, flourish, wave

move or swing back and forth

wigwag

send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code

draw, force, pull

cause to move by pulling

twitch

move or pull with a sudden motion

pull back

move to a rearward position; pull towards the back

adduct

draw a limb towards the body

abduct

pull away from the body

stretch

pull in opposite directions

pick, pluck, plunk

pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

tug

pull or strain hard at

drag

pull, as against a resistance

cart, drag, hale, haul

draw slowly or heavily

attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in

direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

jerk, yank

pull, or move with a sudden movement

winch

pull or lift up with or as if with a winch

pick off, pluck, pull off, tweak

pull or pull out sharply

carry, transport

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

shoulder

carry a burden, either real or metaphoric

port

carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons

bear

move while holding up or supporting

bucket

carry in a bucket

return

make a return

pipe in

transport to a destiny through pipes

port

carry, bear, convey, or bring

porter

carry luggage or supplies

pack

carry, as on one's back

cart

transport something in a cart

fly

transport by aeroplane

haul

transport in a vehicle

lug, tote, tug

carry with difficulty

chariot

transport in a chariot

bring, convey, take

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

tug

move by pulling hard

disarrange

destroy the arrangement or order of

mess up, ruffle, ruffle up, rumple

disturb the smoothness of

muss, tussle

make messy or untidy

dishevel, tangle, tousle

disarrange or rumple; dishevel

lay, place, pose, position, put, set

put into a certain place or abstract location

enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in

introduce

docket

place on the docket for legal action

cock

set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

postpose

place after another constituent in the sentence

prepose

place before another constituent in the sentence

step

place (a ship's mast) in its step

put back, replace

put something back where it belongs

stratify

form, arrange, or deposit in layers

plant

place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive

intersperse

place at intervals in or among

nestle, snuggle

position comfortably

pile

place or lay as if in a pile

arrange, set up

put into a proper or systematic order

lay over, superimpose, superpose

place on top of

superpose

place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide

park

place temporarily

ensconce, settle

fix firmly

dispose

place or put in a particular order

emplace

put into place or position

emplace

provide a new emplacement for guns

ship

place on board a ship

underlay

put (something) under or beneath

trench

set, plant, or bury in a trench

pigeonhole

place into a small compartment

shelve

place on a shelf

jar

place in a cylindrical vessel

repose

to put something (eg trust) in something

sign

place signs, as along a road

middle

put in the middle

parallelize

place parallel to one another

butt

place end to end without overlapping

recess

put into a recess

reposition

place into another position

throw, thrust

place or put with great energy

tee, tee up

place on a tee

rack up

place in a rack

coffin

place into a coffin

bed

put to bed

appose

place side by side or in close proximity

place down, put down, set down

cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place

seed, sow

place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

misplace

place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position

juxtapose

place side by side

set down

put or settle into a position

bottle

put into bottles

bucket

put into a bucket

barrel

put in barrels

ground

place or put on the ground

pillow, rest

rest on or as if on a pillow

lose, mislay, misplace

place (something) where one cannot find it again

upend

set, turn, or stand on end

seat, sit, sit down

show to a seat; assign a seat for

seat

place in or on a seat

lay, put down, repose

put in a horizontal position

place upright, stand, stand up

put into an upright position

recline

cause to recline

plant, set

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

instal, install, put in, set up

set up for use

deposit, fix, posit, situate

put (something somewhere) firmly

ladle

put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle

poise

cause to be balanced or suspended

lean

cause to lean or incline

clap

put quickly or forcibly

rest

put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

perch

cause to perch or sit

load

put (something) on a structure or conveyance

cram

put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled

set

put into a position that will restore a normal state

siphon

move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action

seat

place or attach firmly in or on a base

position

cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

glycerolise, glycerolize

place in glycerol

space

place at intervals

marshal

place in proper rank

settle, settle down

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

throw

to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly

imbricate

place so as to overlap

engage, lock, mesh, operate

keep engaged

flip, switch, throw

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

ride

keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot

impel, propel

cause to move forward with force

flip

move with a flick or light motion

rocket

propel with a rocket

carry

propel or give impetus to

kick

drive or propel with the foot

pole, punt

propel with a pole

hit

cause to move by striking

throw

propel through the air

drive

push, propel, or press with force

launch

propel with force

catapult

shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult

project, send off

throw, send, or cast forward

loft

propel through the air

launch, set in motion

get going; give impetus to

launch

launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage

roll, twine, wind, wrap

arrange or or coil around

spool

wind onto a spool or a reel

reel

wind onto or off a reel

ball

form into a ball by winding or rolling

clew, clue

roll into a ball

coil, curl, loop

wind around something in coils or loops

unroll, unwind, wind off

reverse the winding or twisting of

force, squeeze, wedge

squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

impact

press or wedge together; pack together

compact, compress, pack together

make more compact by or as if by pressing

work

move into or onto

stir

mix or add by stirring

disgorge, shed, spill

cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

seed

go to seed; shed seeds

slop, spill, splatter

cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

unseat

dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse

disunite, divide, part, separate

force, take, or pull apart

compartmentalise, compartmentalize, cut up

separate into isolated compartments or categories

polarise, polarize

cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions

isolate, keep apart, sequester, sequestrate, set apart

set apart from others

disjoin, disjoint

make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

disarticulate, disjoint

separate at the joints

disconnect

make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

cut

separate with or as if with an instrument

tear

to separate or be separated by force

joint

separate (meat) at the joint

gin

separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

break

separate from a clinch, in boxing

break up, sever

set or keep apart

bust, rupture, snap, tear

separate or cause to separate abruptly

deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot

pull up by or as if by the roots

stub

pull up (weeds) by their roots

depress, press down

press down

lift

take hold of something and move it to a different location

heave, heave up, heft, heft up

lift or elevate

fork, pitchfork

lift with a pitchfork

flick, riffle, ruffle

twitch or flutter

work

move in an agitated manner

take back

move text to the previous line; in printing

center, centre

move into the center

pump

move up and down

scan

move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image

bump around, jar, shake up

shock physically

dandle

move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees

revolve, roll

cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

transit

revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction

force, push

move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

nudge, poke at, prod

to push against gently

press, push

make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse

cause to move back by force or influence

shove

push roughly

flick, jerk

throw or toss with a quick motion

jostle, shove

come into rough contact with while moving

nose

push or move with the nose

obtrude, push out, thrust out

push to thrust outward

push aside, push away

push out of the way

muscle into

force one's way

push up

push upward

thrust

push forcefully

drive

urge forward

jam

push down forcibly

shove, squeeze, stuff, thrust

press or force

tip, topple, tumble

cause to topple or tumble by pushing

rock, sway

cause to move back and forth

fluctuate

cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

pulse

drive by or as if by pulsation

dislodge, reposition, shift

change place or direction

beat down

dislodge from a position

glide

cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

stir

move an implement through

churn

stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter

paddle

stir with a paddle

play

cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space

bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset

cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

send, ship, transport

transport commercially

barge

transport by barge on a body of water

railroad

transport by railroad

despatch, dispatch, send off

send away towards a designated goal

forward, send on

send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

direct, send

cause to go somewhere

cast, contrive, project, throw

put or send forth

turn

channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something

turn

to send or let go

divert

send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

route

send via a specific route

refer

send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision

airt, redirect

channel into a new direction

blow

cause air to go in, on, or through

transport

move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

sluice

transport in or send down a sluice

float

set afloat

ferry

transport by ferry

wheelbarrow

transport in a wheelbarrow

raft

transport on a raft

bus

send or move around by bus

pipe

transport by pipeline

freight

transport commercially as cargo

truck

convey (goods etc.) by truck

rail

convey (goods etc.) by rails

sledge

transport in a sleigh

lighter

transport in a flatbottom boat

pick up

give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift

wheel, wheel around

wheel somebody or something

carry over

transport from one place or state to another

advect

convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid

teleport

transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another

saltate

move by saltation

bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down

move something or somebody to a lower position

reef

lower and bring partially inboard

depress

lower (prices or markets)

dip

lower briefly

incline

lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow

lift, raise

move upwards

bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise

raise from a lower to a higher position

get up

cause to rise

jack, jack up

lift with a special device

shoulder

lift onto one's shoulders

kick up

cause to rise by kicking

hoist, lift, wind

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

trice, trice up

raise with a line

hoist, run up

raise

hoist

move from one place to another by lifting

pump

raise (gases or fluids) with a pump

levitate

cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity

underlay

raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type

skid

elevate onto skids

pinnacle

raise on or as if on a pinnacle

chin, chin up

raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar

leaven, prove, raise

cause to puff up with a leaven

heighten

increase the height of

boost, hike, hike up

increase

gather up, lift up, pick up

take and lift upward

erect, rear

cause to rise up

drop

let fall to the ground

plop

drop something with a plopping sound

dump

drop (stuff) in a heap or mass

hang

let drop or droop

plank down, plonk down, plump down

drop heavily

sink

cause to sink

settle

cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

advance, bring forward

cause to move forward

nose

advance the forward part of with caution

chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back

force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

frighten

drive out by frightening

fire

drive out or away by or as if by fire

clear the air

dispel differences or negative emotions

banish

drive away

shoo, shoo away, shoo off

drive away by crying `shoo!'

shift, transfer

move around

transpose

transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

shunt

transfer to another track, of trains

carry

transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication

shuffle

move about, move back and forth

transship

transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another

bunker

transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse

carry forward, carry over

transfer from one time period to the next

remove, transfer

shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

translocate

transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position

displace

cause to move, usually with force or pressure

dislocate

put out of its usual place, position, or relationship

bump, dislodge

remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

transfer, transplant

lift and reset in another soil or situation

crowd out, force out

press, force, or thrust out of a small space

evacuate

move people from their homes or country

deracinate, uproot

move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

crowd, herd

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

overcrowd

cause to crowd together too much

circulate

cause to move in a circuit or system

convect

circulate hot air by convection

circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on

cause be distributed

send around

forward to others

utter

put into circulation

scatter, spread, spread out

strew or distribute over an area

drive out, force out, rouse, rout out

force or drive out

hunt

chase away, with as with force

smoke out

drive out with smoke

drive

cause someone or something to move by driving

pull

steer into a certain direction

chauffeur, drive around

drive someone in a vehicle

race, rush

cause to move fast or to rush or race

whoosh, woosh

move with a sibilant sound

pour

cause to run

pour forth, shed, spill

pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

dribble, drip, drop

let or cause to fall in drops

transfuse

pour out of one vessel into another

effuse, pour out

pour out

decant, pour, pour out

pour out

slip

cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

bring outside, exteriorize

bring outside the body for surgery, of organs

upstage

move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience

swing

move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

wind up

give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching

turn, turn over

cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

evert

turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward

leaf

turn over pages

turn

cause to move around or rotate

reorient

cause to turn

supinate

turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)

port

put or turn on the left side, of a ship

turn

cause to move along an axis or into a new direction

bring about

cause to move into the opposite direction

slide

move smoothly along a surface

run

cause an animal to move fast

whistle

move, send, or bring as if by whistling

beat, flap

move with a thrashing motion

flutter

flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements

bate

flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons

clap

cause to strike the air in flight

singsong

move as if accompanied by a singsong

hustle

cause to move furtively and hurriedly

wash

move by or as if by water

rake

move through with or as if with a rake

blow

cause to move by means of an air current

whiff

drive or carry as if by a puff of air

drag

use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu

draw, pull

cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

lateralize

move or displace to one side so as to make lateral

translate

subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body

hit, strike

drive something violently into a location

smash

hit violently

sling

move with a sling

change hands, change owners

be transferred to another owner

vest

become legally vested

devolve, fall, pass, return

be inherited by

accrue, fall

come into the possession of

transfer

move from one place to another

mail, post, send

cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

get off, send, send off

transfer

communicate, convey, transmit

transfer to another

load

transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

offset

cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

import

transfer (electronic data) into a database or document

export

transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs

offload

transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data

carry, post

transfer (entries) from one account book to another

FTP

use the file transfer protocol to transfer data from one computer to another

spool

transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage

download

transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location

upload

transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location

charge, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send

cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

translocate

move from one place to another, especially of wild animals

expel, kick out, throw out

force to leave or move out

boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out

put out or expel from a place

deport, exile, expatriate

expel from a country

debar, suspend

bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

deliver, deport, extradite

hand over to the authorities of another country

banish, bar, relegate

expel, as if by official decree

ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun

expel from a community or group

ban, banish

ban from a place of residence, as for punishment