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Definition: DISMOUNTING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To disassemble or deinstall. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To remove or unclamp. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To disintegrate or unscrew. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To demolish, rip, break, destroy or quash. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To unseat or unsaddle.[Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Present participle conjugation of the verb dismount.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dismount)
1. Alight from (a horse).[Wordnet].
2. Get off (a horse).[Wordnet].
3. To come down; to descend.[Websters].
4. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.[Websters].
5. To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like.[Websters].
6. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary.[Websters].
7. To take down, or apart, as a machine.[Websters].
8. To throw or remove from the carriage, or from that on which a thing is mounted; to break the carriage or wheels of, and render useless; to deprive of equipments or mountings; -- said esp. of artillery.[Websters].
9. Base verb from the following inflections: dismounting, dismounted, dismounts, dismounter, dismounters, dismountingly and dismountedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "Dismounting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Specialty Definition: DISMOUNTING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Throwing from a horse; unhorsing; removing from an elevation; throwing or removing from carriages.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Verb] Present participle of dismount. (references)

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Definition: DISMOUNTING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. To disassemble or deinstall. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To remove or unclamp. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To disintegrate or unscrew. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To demolish, rip, break, destroy or quash. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To unseat or unsaddle.[Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Present participle conjugation of the verb dismount.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dismount)
1. Alight from (a horse).[Wordnet].
2. Get off (a horse).[Wordnet].
3. To come down; to descend.[Websters].
4. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.[Websters].
5. To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like.[Websters].
6. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary.[Websters].
7. To take down, or apart, as a machine.[Websters].
8. To throw or remove from the carriage, or from that on which a thing is mounted; to break the carriage or wheels of, and render useless; to deprive of equipments or mountings; -- said esp. of artillery.[Websters].
9. Base verb from the following inflections: dismounting, dismounted, dismounts, dismounter, dismounters, dismountingly and dismountedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "DISMOUNTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Specialty Definition: DISMOUNTING

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] Throwing from a horse; unhorsing; removing from an elevation; throwing or removing from carriages.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] Present participle of dismount. (references)

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Common Expressions: dismount

ExpressionsDefinition
Stair DismountStair Dismount (also known as Porrasturvat) is a computer game made by Jetro Lauha. Stair dismount is a physics game in which the goal is to push a 3D stick figure down a flight of stairs and cause as much damage to him as possible when he reaches the bottom. (references)
Truck DismountTruck Dismount (also known as Rekkaturvat) is a computer game made by Jetro Lauha. Truck Dismount is a simple stress-reliever, allowing players to release their anger on a 3D stick figure. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: dismount

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Stair Dismount5   Stair Dismount5
Truck Dismount4   Truck Dismount4

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