| hop on | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. bestride, climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up | get up on the back of.; "mount a horse" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ remount | mount again.; "he remounted his horse" |
| mounted | | |
| adj. | 1. mounted | assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support. |
| ~ affixed | firmly attached.; "the affixed labels" |
| adj. | 2. mounted | decorated with applied ornamentation; often used in combination.; "the trim brass-mounted carbine of the ranger" |
| ~ adorned, decorated | provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction. |
| knight | | |
| n. (person) | 1. knight | originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit. |
| ~ carpet knight | a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle). |
| ~ bachelor-at-arms, knight bachelor, bachelor | a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon. |
| ~ banneret, knight banneret, knight of the square flag | a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command. |
| ~ knight of the round table | in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court. |
| ~ knight-errant | a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure. |
| ~ templar, knight templar | a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher. |
| ~ male aristocrat | a man who is an aristocrat. |
| ~ geraint, sir geraint | (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. horse, knight | a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa). |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ chess piece, chessman | any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess. |
| v. (social) | 3. dub, knight | raise (someone) to knighthood.; "The Beatles were knighted" |
| ~ ennoble, gentle, entitle | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility. |
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