Dismount

  • 21dismount — dis|mount [ dıs maunt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to get off something such as a horse or bicycle ╾ dis|mount [ dıs,maunt ] noun count …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22dismount — dis·mount || ‚dɪs maÊŠnt v. get off, alight from (a horse, vehicle, etc.); bring or take down …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 23dismount — verb 1》 get off a horse, bicycle, etc. 2》 remove (something) from its support. 3》 Computing make (a disk or disk drive) unavailable for use. Origin C16: from dis + mount1, prob. on the pattern of OFr. desmonter, med. L. dismontare …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 24dismount — I. v. a. 1. Unhorse. 2. [Said of cannon.] Displace, throw out of position, knock from their carriages. 3. [Said of artillery.] Take from the wheels, remove from the carriages. II. v. n. Alight (from a horse), descend, get down …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 25dismount — verb 1 (intransitive + from) to get off a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle 2 (T) to take something, especially a gun, down from its base or support …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26dismount — v 1. get off, alight, disembark, debark, deplane, detrain, debus; come down, get down, descend from; drop down, fall down. 2. unhorse, unmount, unseat, unsaddle; throw down or off, buck off, push off. 3. delocalize, displace, dislodge, Obs.… …

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  • 27dismount — dis·mount …

    English syllables

  • 28dismount — [dɪsˈmaʊnt] verb [I] formal to get off a horse or bicycle …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 29dismount — dis•mount v. [[t]dɪsˈmaʊnt[/t]] n. [[t]also ˈdɪsˌmaʊnt[/t]] v. i. 1) to alight, as from a horse or bicycle 2) to bring or throw down, as from a horse; unhorse; throw 3) to take (a mechanism) to pieces 4) an act of dismounting • Etymology:… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30dismount — /dɪsˈmaʊnt / (say dis mownt) verb (i) 1. to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc. –verb (t) 2. to bring or throw down, as from a horse; unhorse. 3. to remove (a thing) from its mounting, support, setting, etc.; demount. 4. to take (a… …