Unhorse
1Unhorse — Un*horse , v. t. [1st pref. un + horse.] To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …
2unhorse — late 14c., to throw (someone) from his horse, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + verbal derivative of HORSE (Cf. horse). Cf. M.Du. ontorsen …
3unhorse — ► VERB ▪ drag or cause to fall from a horse …
4unhorse — [unhôrs′] vt. unhorsed, unhorsing 1. to throw (a rider) from a horse 2. to overthrow; upset …
5unhorse — transitive verb Date: 14th century to dislodge from or as if from a horse …
6unhorse — /un hawrs /, v.t., unhorsed, unhorsing. 1. to cause to fall from a horse, as in battle; dislodge from the saddle: Sir Gawain unhorsed the strange knight. 2. to defeat; overcome; dislodge, as from a position or office: His vigorous campaign… …
7unhorse — verb a) To forcibly remove from a horse. The knight was unhorsed when his opponents lance struck his shield. b) To disrupt or unseat; to remove from a position …
8unhorse — Synonyms and related words: alight, buck off, climb down, depose, deracinate, dislodge, dismount, get down, get off, land, light, overset, overturn, perch, pitch, root out, root up, settle, throw off, topple, touch down, tumble, unplace, unsaddle …
9unhorse — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. overthrow, upset. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To bring about the downfall of: bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert, topple, tumble. See HELP …
10unhorse — v. cause to fall from a horse; unseat …
