mount

Plural: mounts

Noun

• a lightweight horse kept for riding only
• the act of climbing something
• a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
• a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
  • "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"
• something forming a back that is added for strengthening
• A hill or mountain.
• Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
• A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
• A bank; a fund.
• A green hillock in the base of a shield.
• An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
• A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
• A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
• A rider in a cavalry unit or division.
• A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.
• A signal for mounting a horse.
• A dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.
• The act of getting onto the apparatus.

Verb

Verb Forms: mounted, mounting, mounts

• To get up on or onto something; to begin an ascent.
• attach to a support
  • "They mounted the aerator on a floating"
• go up or advance
• fix onto a backing, setting, or support
  • "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
• put up or launch
  • "mount a campaign against pornography"
• get up on the back of
  • "mount a horse"
• go upward with gradual or continuous progress
• prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
  • "mount a theater production"
  • "mount an attack"
  • "mount a play"
• copulate with
• To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
• To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
• To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
• To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
• To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
• To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
• To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
• To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
• To increase in quantity or intensity.
• To attain in value; to amount (to).
• To get on top of (another) for the purpose of copulation.
• To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
• To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
• To deploy (cannon) for use.
• To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
• To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).

Examples

• Mount the sauce with one tablespoon of butter.
• She managed to mount a comeback after her opponent had a commanding lead in Words With Friends.
• She mounted him last night.
• The bills mounted up and the business failed.  There is mounting tension in Crimea.
• The General gave the order to mount the attack.
• The General said he has 2,000 mounts.
• the mount of Jupiter
• The post is the mount on which the mailbox is installed.
• The rider climbed onto his mount.
• The rider mounted his horse.
• to mount a cannon
• to mount a mailbox on a post
• to mount a photograph on cardboard
• to mount a specimen on a small plate of glass for viewing by a microscope
• to mount an engine in a car
• to mount stairs

Synonyms

backing, bestride, climb, climb on, climb up, get on, go up, hop on, jump on, mount up, mountain, put on, ride, riding horse, rise, saddle horse, setting, wax, build, coitize, copulate with, go to bed with, mons, sleep with, steed

Antonyms

hop out, wane, demount, dismount, unmount

Related Words

amount, mont, mountain, paramount, surmount