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UNHORSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unhorse mean? 

UNHORSE (verb)
  The verb UNHORSE has 1 sense:

1. alight from (a horse)play

  Familiarity information: UNHORSE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNHORSE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they unhorse  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it unhorses  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: unhorsed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: unhorsed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: unhorsing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Alight from (a horse)

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

dismount; get down; get off; light; unhorse

Hypernyms (to "unhorse" is one way to...):

come down; descend; fall; go down (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)

Domain category:

horseback riding; riding (travel by being carried on horseback)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


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