1. dismount - Noun
2. dismount - Verb
To come down; to descend.
To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.
To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor and authority, or the like.
To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the soldier dismounted his adversary.
To take down, or apart, as a machine.
To throw or remove from the carriage, or from that on which a thing is mounted; to break the carriage or wheels of, and render useless; to deprive of equipments or mountings; -- said esp. of artillery.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry. Winston Churchill
One may ride upon a tiger's back but it is fatal to dismount. Ernest Bramah
Dismount and kneel before me, that I may strike off your head with fullest ease. You shall die in this tragic golden light of sunset. Jack Vance
When the horse dies, dismount. German Proverb
Who rides a tiger cannot dismount. Chinese Proverb
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. Chinese Proverb