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/maʊnt/
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[maʊnt]
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[maʊnʔ]
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[mãʊ̃(n)ʔ]
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Noun
A hill or mountain.
Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
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the mount of Jupiter
A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
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⸿ For thus hath the Lord of hoſtes said ; Hew yee downe trees and ‖ caſt a mount againſt Jeruſalem : this is the citie to be viſited, ſhe is wholly oppreſſion in the midſt of her.
A bank; a fund.
Usage- Obsolete
A green hillock in the base of a shield.
Noun
An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
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The rider climbed onto his mount.
A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
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A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
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The post is the mount on which the mailbox is installed.
A rider in a cavalry unit or division.
Usage- Obsolete
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The General said he has 2,000 mounts.
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
To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
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to mount stairs
Or shall we mount again the Rural Throne, And rule the Country Kingdoms, once our own?
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This time I was received with a smile. Monsieur Poirot was within. Would I mount? I mounted accordingly.
To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
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The rider mounted his horse.
To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
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to mount the Trojan troop
To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
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What power is it which mounts my love so high?
To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
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To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
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Though Babylon ſhould mount vp to heauen, and though ſhee ſhould fortifie the height of her ſtrength, yet from me ſhall ſpoilers come vnto her, ſaith the Lord.
The fire of trees and houses mounts on high.
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I was at the Mathematical School, where the Maſter taught his Pupils after a Method ſcarce imaginable to us in Europe. The Propoſition and Demonſtration were fairly written on a thin Wafer, with Ink compoſed of a Cephalick Tincture. This the Student was to ſwallow upon a faſting Stomach, and for three days following eat nothing but Bread and Water. As the Wafer digeſted, the Tincture mounted to his Brain, bearing the Propoſition along with it.
Thy spirit ere our fatal loss Did ever rise from high to higher; As mounts the heavenward altar-fire, As flies the lighter thro’ the gross.
To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
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to mount a mailbox on a post
to mount a specimen on a small plate of glass for viewing by a microscope
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to mount a photograph on cardboard
to mount an engine in a car
But then I had the [massive] flintlock by me for protection. ¶[…]The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window at the old mare feeding in the meadow below by the brook, and a 'bead' could be drawn upon Molly, the dairymaid, kissing the fogger behind the hedge,[…].
“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
He spends his days flitting through the woods with his shot-gun and his butterfly-net, and his evenings in mounting the many specimens he has acquired.
To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
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Burn the contents of the staging area onto a writable CD-ROM, carry it over to the Web server, and mount it.
To increase in quantity or intensity.
Usage- Intransitive
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The bills mounted up and the business failed. There is mounting tension in Crimea.
To attain in value; to amount (to).
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Bring then these blessings to a strict account, Make fair deductions, see to what they mount.
To get on top of (another) for the purpose of copulation.
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When God presented Lilith to Adam, Adam was overjoyed and enthusiastically set her on the ground and tried to mount her after the fashion of the animals; but Lilith protested and said: "Why should I be on the bottom and you on the top?"
To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
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She mounted him last night.
To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
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The General gave the order to mount the attack.
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For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.
Corals mount a two-stage response to heat stress, first bleaching and then dying. Some of the southernmost reefs, exposed to the hottest water, are already dead but those in slightly cooler locations have a better chance of survival and regeneration.
A Bolivian general has been arrested and accused of mounting a coup against the government after attempting to storm the presidential palace on Wednesday.
To deploy (cannon) for use.
Usage- Archaic
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to mount a cannon
To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
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To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).
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Mount the sauce with one tablespoon of butter.
Noun
a lightweight horse kept for riding only
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the act of climbing something
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it was a difficult climb to the top
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
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the diamond was in a plain gold mount
something forming a back that is added for strengthening
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Verb
attach to a support
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They mounted the aerator on a floating
go up or advance
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Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
fix onto a backing, setting, or support
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mount slides for macroscopic analysis
put up or launch
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mount a campaign against pornography
get up on the back of
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mount a horse
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
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Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
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mount a theater production
mount an attack
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mount a play
copulate with
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The bull was riding the cow