to dismount

Examples

• All

• On the road from Edessa to Carrhae, the emperor dismounted from his horse in order to relieve himself.

  Academic text (2014)

• Look, Piemur, I'll dismount carefully, and then you can untie the oxygen tanks.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I only just managed to dismount in time.

  The Thief Lord (2006)

• Halt your vehicles, then dismount.

  Outbreak (1995)

• If he is near the summit as we think he is, we may have to dismount.

  Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973)

• I was obliged to dismount, landing on my shoulder and broke a collarbone.

  Rick Beato

• The terrain was so bad for horses that French dragoons chose to dismount and fight on foot, but were slowly pushed back by the British.

• A mile or so from the bunkhouse, she dismounted and built a small fire; she fed the fire letters.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Eunie would dismount and walk along beside Rhea, as if she were doing her a favor.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Out of breath, my legs aching, I stopped and dismounted at the driveway that led to the garage apartment.

  Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

G

to get down

vsto dismount

361 3.5

To climb down from a horse or similar animal

covers exits from animals and vehicles, not only animals

G

to get off

vsto dismount

170 2.5

To leave a vehicle or animal by stepping down

is used for getting down from rideable vehicles specifically

D

to disembark

vsto dismount

21 5.1

To leave a ship, plane, or other vehicle after a journey

applies more widely to getting off many vehicles or animals

H

to hop out

vsto dismount

• Informal

11 2.8

To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump

is neutral and does not stress sudden energy or speed

H

to hop off

vsto dismount

• Informal

6 3.1

Get off a bus or leave a call quickly

is a neutral exit without implying speed or lightness

A

to alight

vsto dismount

2 4.1

To get off a vehicle, for example a bus or train

focuses on leaving vehicles or animals rather than high places

U

to unmount

vsto dismount

5.8

To get off a horse or bicycle after riding

is the same action but is a different word form

A

to alit

vsto dismount

• Archaic

9.6

To get down from a vehicle or animal, for example a horse

shares meaning but differs as an alternate word form

Antonyms

M

to mount

49 3.0

To get on an animal or bike to ride

How Carefully

to climb down

29 1.4

to alight

2 4.1

to dismount

21 4.5

to get off

170 2.5

to jump off

82 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology