mounting

Plural: mountings

Noun

• A setting or support for something, often decorative or functional.
• an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
• framework used for support or display
• Something mounted; an attachment.
• The act of one who mounts.

Verb

• attach to a support
• go up or advance
• fix onto a backing, setting, or support
• put up or launch
• get up on the back of
• go upward with gradual or continuous progress
• prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
• copulate with
• present participle and gerund of mount

Adj

• That continues to mount; steadily rising or accumulating.

Examples

• mounting debts
• steadily mounting losses
• The elaborate mounting of the trophy symbolized the monumental Scrabble victory.

Synonyms

bestride, climb, climb on, climb up, climbing, get on, go up, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up, put on, ride, rise, wax

Antonyms

hop out, wane

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