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To come down; to descend. |
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To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a
rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted. |
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To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of
honor and authority, or the like. |
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To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the
soldier dismounted his adversary. |
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To take down, or apart, as a machine. |
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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. |