unhorsed; unhorsing; unhorses
: to dislodge from or as if from a horse
… they strike so heavily as to unhorse cavalry …—
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Entertainment will also include two knights in full armor charging and attempting to unhorse each other, a walk through a Dragon’s Den with life-like, mythical dragons and other activities for the entire family.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2022
Chen, the three-time defending world champion, will be going for his fourth straight Grand Prix title and will be favored to unhorse Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu at the Olympics.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2021
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Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2022
Chen, the three-time defending world champion, will be going for his fourth straight Grand Prix title and will be favored to unhorse Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu at the Olympics.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2021
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“Unhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhorse. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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