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# dismount

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

«dismount» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To dismount is to get off a horse, bicycle or motorbike. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/#m3)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dismount» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismount/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dismount» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dismount.html) on Mova free.