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REMOUNT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("remount" is a kind of...):

mount; riding horse; saddle horse (a lightweight horse kept for riding only)

Derivation:

remount (provide with fresh horses)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Provide with fresh horses

Example:

remount a regiment

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

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

horse (provide with a horse or horses)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

remount (a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Mount again, as after disassembling something

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

mount (attach to a support)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Mount again

Example:

he remounted his horse

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

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

bestride; climb on; get on; hop on; jump on; mount; mount up (get up on the back of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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