Dismount

Dismount
Dismount Dis*mount", v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dismounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismounting}.] [Pref. dis- + mount: cf. OF. desmonter, F. d['e]monter.] 1. To come down; to descend. [Poetic] [1913 Webster]

But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted. [1913 Webster]


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  • dismount — [dis mount′; ] for vt. 1 & 3 often, & for n. usually [, dis′mount΄] vi. to get off or down, as from a horse, bicycle, etc.; alight vt. vt. 1. to remove (a thing) from its mounting or setting 2. to cause to dismount, as from a horse 3. to take… …   English World dictionary

  • Dismount — Dis*mount , v. t. 1. To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like. [1913 Webster] Dismounted from his authority. Barrow. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dismount — index alight Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dismount — 1540s, from DIS (Cf. dis ) + MOUNT (Cf. mount) (v.). Related: Dismounted; dismounting …   Etymology dictionary

  • dismount — alight, *descend Antonyms: mount …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • dismount — [v] get off something higher alight, debark, deplane, descend, detrain, disembark, get down, light; concept 195 Ant. get up, mount …   New thesaurus

  • dismount — ► VERB 1) alight from a horse or bicycle. 2) remove (something) from its support …   English terms dictionary

  • dismount — UK [dɪsˈmaʊnt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms dismount : present tense I/you/we/they dismount he/she/it dismounts present participle dismounting past tense dismounted past participle dismounted formal to get off something such as a horse or… …   English dictionary

  • dismount — 1. noun The part of a routine in which the gymnast detaches from an apparatus. A stylish routine, let down by a sloppy dismount. 2. verb a) to get off of (something) She carefully dismounted from the horse …   Wiktionary

  • dismount — v. (D; intr.) to dismount from * * * [ dɪs maʊnt] (D; intr.) to dismount from …   Combinatory dictionary

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