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Meaning of mount in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /maʊnt/

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  1. Verb

    mount

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont-‘mountain’

    Definitions

    1. attach to a support

    Examples

    • « They mounted the aerator on a floating »
  2. 2. go up or advance

    Examples

    • « Sales were climbing after prices were lowered »

    Antonyms

    • wane
  3. 3. fix onto a backing, setting, or support

    Examples

    • « mount slides for macroscopic analysis »
  4. 4. put up or launch

    Examples

    • « mount a campaign against pronography »
  5. 5. get on the back of

    Examples

    • « mount a horse »

    Antonyms

    • hop out
    • get off
  6. 6. go upward with gradual or continuous progress

    Examples

    • « Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house? »
  7. 7. prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

    Examples

    • « mount a theater production »
    • « mount an attack »
    • « mount a play »
  8. 8. copulate with

    Examples

    • « The bull was riding the cow »
  9. Noun

    mount

    Etymology

    Old English munt, from Latin mons, mont-‘mountain’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French mont

    Definitions

    1. a lightweight horse kept for riding only
  10. 2. the act of climbing something

    Examples

    • « it was a difficult climb to the top »
  11. 3. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings

    Examples

    • « higher than a hill »
  12. 4. mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

    Examples

    • « the diamond was in a plain gold mount »
  13. 5. something forming a back that is added for strengthening

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