unhorse

English

Etymology

un- +‎ horse

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s

Verb

unhorse (third-person singular simple present unhorses, present participle unhorsing, simple past and past participle unhorsed)

To forcibly remove from a horse.
The knight was unhorsed when his opponent's lance struck his shield.
(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.

Translations

remove from a horse

Finnish: pudottaa (fi)
French: désarçonner (fr)

Old French: deschevaler

disrupt or unseat

Finnish: pudottaa (fi)

Swedish: kasta av

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