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- [uhn-hawrs]
- /ʌnˈhɔrs/
- /ˌʌn.ˈhɔːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-hawrs]
- /ʌnˈhɔrs/
Definitions of unhorse word
- verb with object unhorse to cause to fall from a horse, as in battle; dislodge from the saddle: Sir Gawain unhorsed the strange knight. 1
- verb with object unhorse to defeat; overcome; dislodge, as from a position or office: His vigorous campaign unhorsed his adversary. 1
- verb unhorse to knock or throw from a horse 0
- verb unhorse to overthrow or dislodge, as from a powerful position 0
- verb unhorse to unharness horses from (a carriage, etc) 0
- verb transitive unhorse to throw (a rider) from a horse 0
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Origin of unhorse
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, unhorse is from the Middle English word unhorsen. See un-2, horse
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Parts of speech for Unhorse
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unhorse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
unhorse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unhorse
verb unhorse
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- barraging — Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- catapulted — an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- go belly up — the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
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