Dismount

  • 11dismount — v. (D; intr.) to dismount from * * * [ dɪs maʊnt] (D; intr.) to dismount from …

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  • 12dismount — dismountable, adj. v. /dis mownt /; n. /dis mownt , dis mownt /, v.i. 1. to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc. v.t. 2. to bring or throw down, as from a horse; unhorse; throw: The horse twisted and bucked and finally dismounted its… …

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  • 13dismount — verb Dismount is used with these nouns as the object: ↑horse …

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  • 14dismount — [[t]dɪ̱sma͟ʊnt[/t]] dismounts, dismounting, dismounted VERB If you dismount from a horse or a bicycle, you get down from it. [FORMAL] Emma dismounted and took her horse s bridle …

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  • 15dismount — see he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount …

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  • 16dismount delivery — The method of delivery in which a letter carrier leaves a vehicle for one or several deliveries and then returns to move the vehicle to the next delivery point …

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  • 17dismount — I. verb Etymology: probably modification of Middle French desmonter, from des dis + monter to mount Date: 1566 transitive verb 1. to throw down or remove from a mount or an elevated position; especially unhorse 2. disassemble intransitive verb …

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  • 18dismount — Synonyms and related words: alight, buck off, climb down, demolish, depose, deracinate, detach, disassemble, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, dislodge, dismantle, dismember, disunite, get down, get off, land, light, perch, root out, root up,… …

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  • 19dismount — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. take apart, dismantle. See disjunction. v. i. get off, climb down. See arrival, descent. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. get off, get down, alight; see descend 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To take… …

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  • 20dismount — dis|mount [dısˈmaunt] v formal 1.) [I + from] to get off a horse, bicycle, or ↑motorcycle ≠ ↑mount 2.) [T] to take something, especially a gun, out of its base or support …

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