Verb The cyclist dismounted and walked her bike across the street. The gymnast dismounted from the parallel bars.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The cyclists coast down each hill and then dismount to push their bikes up the next. Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Walkers can get off the trail in a single step, while bikers have to dismount and rut into nearby shrubs and cacti.Outside Online, 15 June 2021 Once the eight seconds is reached, the rider looks for a safe opportunity to dismount, and the ride can be judged. Brett Williams, Men's Health, 19 May 2022 Long ago, French soldiers would mettre un pied à terre—that is, dismount their steeds at the end of the day and spend the night in transient housing. Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2022 Police believe Gulledge may have disregarded a stop sign and warnings for cyclists to dismount and walk their bikes across the road. Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Apr. 2022 Then the Olympic silver medalist stuck her bars dismount.Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022 Then, around noon, race officials reported that tacks and oil had been placed on a section of the cycling route, requiring approximately 30 cyclists to dismount and fix their flat tires while crews cleaned it up. Reid Singer, Outside Online, 29 Sep. 2014 The event is comparable to men’s tie-down roping, except the cowgirls are not required to dismount and tie the calf. John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Feb. 2022
Noun
The mechanic almost feels technically broken, like there’s a glitch in the dismount input. Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 28 May 2022 Neville says that e-bike hybrids are best used as a dismount from an existing scout vehicle. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 May 2022 Malabuyo’s routine would be enough after the freshman stuck her dismount.Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2022 The video shows the hooded man dismount from the bicycle and running after the woman, chasing her down the sidewalk and into the middle of the street.Fox News, 7 Oct. 2021 James tells Elsa to keep riding as he, Shea, and Thomas dismount with rifles and begin picking off the hand-gun-wielding bandits. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 6 Feb. 2022 That means in terms of absolute difficulty, doing the easier dismount cost Biles only two-tenths.New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021 Chiles, like her teammates, had a rough debut in Tokyo, falling to her hands and knees after her dismount from the beam -- a costly error. Amy Bass, CNN, 27 July 2021 People close to Biles said that she is expected to modify her dismount, which usually relies on twisting. Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
probably modification of Middle French desmonter, from des- dis- + monter to mount