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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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
