dismount
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verb (used without object)
1.
to get off or alight from a horse, bicycle, etc.
verb (used with object)
2.
to bring or throw down, as from a horse; unhorse; throw: The horse twisted and bucked and finally dismounted its rider.
3.
to remove (a thing) from its mounting, support, setting, etc.: to dismount a picture.
4.
to take (a mechanism) to pieces.
noun
5.
an act or process of dismounting.
6.
Gymnastics. a move by which a gymnast gets off an apparatus or finishes a floor exercise, usually landing upright on the feet.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to get off a horse, bicycle, etc |
| 2. | (tr) to disassemble or remove from a mounting |
| —n | |
| 3. | the act of dismounting |
| dis'mountable | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
During this warm-up period, you are permitted to dismount, grasp the rail or hold the wall to establish balance and cadence.
Bikers are required to dismount and walk their bikes in the area of the waterfalls.
However, a bicyclist may choose to dismount and use the pedestrian crosswalk, especially in heavy traffic.
Dismount immediately if lightning and thunderstorms seem imminent.
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