verb / noun
remount
ree-MOUNT/ˌriːˈmaʊnt/
To get onto a riding animal again.
She gets down from the horse and then remounts.
Etymology
The pieces mean “climb up again.” Mounting came to describe getting onto a horse, so remounting repeats that upward movement into the riding position.
In context
when you're trying to remount the bike and your left leg is stuttering along the ground as you're getting your other leg up onto the saddle
More examples
- She checked the saddle before remounting the pony.
- He remounted and rode back to the barn.
- After checking the saddle, the rider remounts his horse.
Forms
remount · remounts · remounted · remounting
Similar words
- mount
- Means getting onto a riding animal, not necessarily again.