Get on horseback

  • 1horseback riding — noun 1. the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements • Syn: ↑riding, ↑equitation • Derivationally related forms: ↑ride horseback • Members of this Topic: ↑ride horseback, ↑ …

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  • 2get — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into the possession of; receive or earn (get a job; got pound200 a week; got first prize). 2 tr. fetch, obtain, procure, purchase (get my book for me; got a new …

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  • 3get down — verb 1. lower (one s body) as by kneeling (Freq. 3) Get down on your knees! • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s Something is ing PP …

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  • 4get off — verb 1. leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc. (Freq. 3) • Ant: ↑get on • Hypernyms: ↑exit, ↑go out, ↑get out, ↑leave • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 5Beggar on Horseback —    George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly mixed elements of European expressionism with middle American comedy at the behest of producer Winthrop Ames, who gave them a German play, Paul Apel s Hans Sonnenstösser s Höllenfahrt, to adapt. Kaufman and… …

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  • 6tactics — /tak tiks/, n. 1. (usually used with a sing. v.) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle. 2. (used with a pl. v.) the maneuvers themselves. 3. (used with a sing. v.) any mode of procedure …

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  • 7mount — I. n. [Used before a proper name and in poetry.] Mountain, high hill. II. v. n. 1. Rise, ascend, arise, uprise, soar, go up, rise on high. 2. Tower, rise, be built up. 3. Get on horseback. 4. Amount, attain in value, count up. III …

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  • 8remount — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. mount (a horse etc.) again. b intr. get on horseback again. 2 tr. get on to or ascend (a ladder, hill, etc.) again. 3 tr. provide (a person) with a fresh horse etc. 4 tr. put (a picture) on a fresh mount. n. 1 a fresh horse for …

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  • 9Horse — Horse, v. i. To get on horseback. [Obs.] Shelton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10Cowboy — Cowgirl redirects here. For other uses, see Cowgirl (disambiguation). Ranch hand redirects here. For other uses, see Ranch hand (disambiguation). For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation) …

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