mount.
A hill or mountain.
Meaning & usage
A hill or mountain.
Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
the mount of Jupiter
A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
A bank; a fund.
A green hillock in the base of a shield.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“to project, to protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound.
An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
The rider climbed onto his mount.
A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
The post is the mount on which the mailbox is installed.
A rider in a cavalry unit or division.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mounten, from Anglo-Norman munter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre (“climb”), from Latin montem (“mountain”). Compare modern French monter.
To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
to mount stairs
To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
The rider mounted his horse.
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 mount a mailbox on a post
to mount a specimen on a small plate of glass for viewing by a microscope
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.
The bills mounted up and the business failed. There is mounting tension in Crimea.
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.
She mounted him last night.
To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
The General gave the order to mount the attack.
To deploy (cannon) for use.
to mount a cannon
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).
Mount the sauce with one tablespoon of butter.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mounten, from Anglo-Norman munter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre (“climb”), from Latin montem (“mountain”). Compare modern French monter.
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