dismount
Americanverb (used without object)
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dismounts,
present (3rd person singular)
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dismounted,
past participle, past
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dismounting
present participle
verb (used with object)
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dismounts,
present (3rd person singular)
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dismounted,
past participle, past
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dismounting
present participle
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to bring or throw down, as from a horse; unhorse; throw.
The horse twisted and bucked and finally dismounted its rider.
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to remove (a thing) from its mounting, support, setting, etc..
to dismount a picture.
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to take (a mechanism) to pieces.
noun
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an act or process of dismounting.
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Gymnastics. a move by which a gymnast gets off an apparatus or finishes a floor exercise, usually landing upright on the feet.
verb
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to get off a horse, bicycle, etc
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(tr) to disassemble or remove from a mounting
noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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dismountsimple
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dismountssimple
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have dismountedperfect
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has dismountedperfect
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am dismountingprogressive
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are dismountingprogressive
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is dismountingprogressive
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have been dismountingperfect progressive
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has been dismountingperfect progressive
Past
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dismountedsimple
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had dismountedperfect
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was dismountingprogressive
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were dismountingprogressive
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had been dismountingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of dismount
1525–35; probably modeled on Medieval Latin dismontāre or Middle French desmonter. See dis- 1, mount 1
Explanation
To dismount is to get or climb off of something. An important part of learning to ride a horse is learning how to dismount. When you ride your bike to work, you'll have to dismount and lock it up before you go inside, and when a gymnast dismounts from the balance beam, she does it with a flourish, sometimes cartwheeling off the end — this move itself is called a dismount. Dismount combines the "opposite of" prefix dis- with the verb mount, or "get up on," from its Latin root mons, "mountain."
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It means from September, cyclists will have to dismount through an area of around 30 streets.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Chiles, though, did rebound with a clean beam and dismount for a 9.9500 score to get the Bruins back in it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
After a flawless run, McClenaghan's coach Luke Carson had his head on his hands just before the dismount.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
Applied to TV, sticking the landing suggests that a finale is the equivalent of a vaulter’s dismount.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
The horses were coming back, through the gate, wet and sweating, the jockeys quieting them and riding up to dismount under the trees.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
The team’s dismounts were nearly perfect against Nebraska, especially on the balance beam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
It’s around 1919 and Ernest is wearing his World War I uniform when he dismounts a train in Fairfax, an Oklahoma boomtown where luxury cars rumble down dirt roads.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
By now, he may have learned the wisdom of George Ball, the Kennedy administration diplomat who opposed the escalation of the Vietnam War: "He who rides the tiger cannot choose where he dismounts."
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2022
She dismounts and falls into a pile of manure.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2021
Lieutenant Baker dismounts and opens the property’s main gate.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
Borglum dismounted from his horse, climbed up the mountain face in an ascot, golf pants, and cowboy hat, and began to transform Rushmore into the political monument we know today.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2025
The Israeli troops dismounted and spread out in the yard, and began searching the basement and entering buildings.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023
The huge effort took its toll as he dismounted and sat on the tarmac to get his breath back, before being congratulated by a Soudal Quick-Step teammate.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Another family dismounted their tandem bicycle to marvel at the beast.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
When she reached him, he grabbed hold of the handlebars and she dismounted, falling against him as they both stood there, laughing.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
After dismounting, legs jellied, we high-fived and plotted our next move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The key stunt in the franchise’s seventh installment involves Cruise driving a motorcycle off the edge of a cliff, dismounting and parachuting into a Norwegian valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
“You can give yourselves a hand,” shouted Olfa Mazouz, dismounting on the sidewalk.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2023
Buses bearing signs of their origin were parked throughout the capital, protesters dismounting from the vehicles as mariachi bands serenaded the crowds headed toward the Zócalo.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
The Huntsman was dismounting from his horse, and his boots touched down in snow.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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