n.
1.an event in which something is displaced without rotation
2.act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
3.the act of uniform movement
4.(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
5.(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
6.to move something from its natural environment
7.act of removing from office or employment
Idiom of the Day
pull out all the stops
to use all of one's energy and effort to achieve something
My mother pulled out all the stops to prepare a great birthday party for me.