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unhorse v : get off (a horse) [syn:
dismount
,
light
,
get off
,
get down
]
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English
Verb
To
forcibly
remove
from a
horse
.
The knight was unhorsed when his opponent's lance struck his shield.
In the context of "by extension": To
disrupt
or
unseat
; to
remove
from a position.
The incumbent governor was unhorsed by the scandal that broke during his reelection campaign.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
alight
, buck off, climb down,
depose
,
deracinate
,
dislodge
,
dismount
, get down, get off,
land
,
light
,
overset
,
overturn
,
perch
,
pitch
, root out, root up,
settle
, throw off,
topple
, touch down,
tumble
,
unplace
,
unsaddle
,
unseat
,
uproot
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