Dispossessed - English meaning

verb

Be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.

Usage examples:

She had recently been bereaved

verb

To have a close relation or friend who has died

Usage examples:

Everyone who has been bereaved has to find his or her own way of coping.

phrasal verb

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

To get rid of someone or something, especially forcefully

Usage examples:

Cast out by his family, he was forced to fend for himself.

verb

Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.

Usage examples:

The city was deprived of its water supplies

verb

Knock or force out of position.

Usage examples:

The hoofs of their horses dislodged loose stones

verb

To force someone or something from a place or position

Usage examples:

Heavy rains have dislodged big slabs of sidewalk in front of the school., it took a professional tr…

verb

Deprive someone of (power, rights, or possessions).

Usage examples:

Men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle

phrasal verb

Deprive someone of something in an underhand or unfair way.

Usage examples:

She was always chasing him about money, as if he was trying to do her out of her share

phrasal verb

To cheat someone by preventing that person from obtaining or keeping something of value

Usage examples:

Con men did him out of over $10,000 of his hard-earned money.

phrasal verb

Force or drive out

verb

In golf, to hit a ball with force from the tee further than someone else

Usage examples:

Although she was being outdriven on almost every hole, her short game was excellent and she won rel…

verb

Force or throw (something) out in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

Lumps of viscous lava were ejected from the volcano

verb

Put out or expel from a place

verb

To force someone to leave a particular place, or to send out something quickly and often with force

Usage examples:

It was difficult to eject squatters from the abandoned building., very seldom do you see any player…

verb

Expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law.

Usage examples:

A single mother and her children have been evicted from their home

verb

Expel or eject without recourse to legal process

verb

To force someone to leave a place

Usage examples:

Long-time residents are being evicted from the buildings., [ u ] he’s been threatened with eviction…

verb

Officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization.

Usage examples:

She was expelled from school

Eliminate

verb

To force someone to leave a country, organization, or school

Usage examples:

He was expelled from school for his continued bad behavior.

verb

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Usage examples:

The reformists were ousted from power

verb

Carry out raids in order to plunder.

Usage examples:

The strong could reave and steal

verb

Cause (pain, distress, or difficulty) to become less severe or serious.

Usage examples:

The drug was used to promote sleep and to relieve pain

verb

Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force.

Usage examples:

He tried, with three others, to rob a bank

verb

Take

verb

To take money or property from a person or place illegally

Usage examples:

Two men robbed the store last night., elderly people should not be robbed of their dignity.

verb

Remove all coverings from.

Usage examples:

They stripped the bed

noun

An act of undressing, especially in a striptease.

Usage examples:

She got drunk and did a strip on top of the piano

noun

A long, narrow piece of cloth, paper, plastic, or some other material.

Usage examples:

A strip of linen

collocation

Throw or cast away

phrasal verb

Discard something as unwanted.

Usage examples:

I threw out all the old torn clothes

phrasal verb

(of a court, legislature, or other body) dismiss or reject something brought before it.

Usage examples:

The charges were thrown out by the magistrate