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# dismount

«dismount» in Mova's school dictionary: **to get off a horse, bicycle or motorbike** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (dismount, dismounts, dismounted, dismounting); noun (a dismount)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To dismount is to get off a horse, bicycle or motorbike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/#m1)

2) In gymnastics, a dismount is the move a gymnast makes to get off the equipment and land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/#m2)

3) (computing) To disconnect a drive so it is safe to remove. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in riding, cycling safety («dismount and walk your bike»), gymnastics and old stories about knights. Signs in the UK say «Cyclists dismount».

### examples

- The knight dismounted and bowed to the king. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/#x1)
- Please dismount and push your bike across the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/#x2)
- She dismounted from the pony carefully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/#x3)
- The gymnast's dismount from the beam was perfect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/#x4)
- The sign said «Cyclists dismount» at the bridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/#x5)
- He dismounted before the steep hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/#x6)
- The prince also dismounted and followed her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/#x7)

### note

Opposite: mount (get on). Regular verb. Everyday talk says «get off». Countable as a noun in gymnastics.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dismount» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.