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acaballar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • knight noun In medieval Europe, an armoured warrior on horseback who served a lord, typically after training as a page and squire.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.

Senses

acaballar is used for these senses in English:

  • knight (chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
  • mount (obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.

knight — full definition

  1. noun In medieval Europe, an armoured warrior on horseback who served a lord, typically after training as a page and squire.
  2. noun In Britain, a man who has been honoured by the monarch for outstanding achievement and is entitled to use "Sir" before his name.
  3. noun A chess piece, usually shaped like a horse's head, that moves in an L-shape and can jump over other pieces.
  4. verb To formally confer a knighthood on someone.

mount — full definition

  1. noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  2. noun An animal, especially a horse, that a person rides.
  3. noun A backing, frame, or fixture that something is attached to or displayed on.
  4. verb To climb onto or get up on something, especially a horse or bicycle.
  5. verb To attach or fix something onto a support, backing, or wall.

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