| mount 1 (mount) v. mount·ed, mount·ing, mounts v.tr. 1. To climb or ascend: mount stairs. 2. To place oneself upon; get up on: mount a horse; mount a platform. 3. To climb onto (a female) for copulation. Used of male animals. 4. a. To furnish with a horse for riding. b. To set on a horse: mount the saddle. 5. To set in a raised position: mount a bed on blocks. 6. a. To fix securely to a support: mount an engine in a car. b. To place or fix on or in the appropriate support or setting for display or study: mount stamps in an album; mount cells on a slide. 7. To provide with scenery, costumes, and other equipment necessary for production: mount a play. 8. To organize and equip: mount an army. 9. To prepare and set in motion: mount an attack. 10. a. To set in position for use: mount guns. b. To carry as equipment: The warship mounted ten guns. 11. To post (a guard). v.intr. 1. To go upward; rise. 2. To get up on something, as a horse or bicycle. 3. To increase in amount, extent, or intensity: Costs are mounting up. Fear quickly mounted. See Synonyms at rise. n. 1. The act or manner of mounting. 2. A means of conveyance, such as a horse, on which to ride. 3. An opportunity to ride a horse in a race. 4. An object to which another is affixed or on which another is placed for accessibility, display, or use, especially: a. A glass slide for use with a microscope. b. A hinge used to fasten stamps in an album. c. A setting for a jewel. d. An undercarriage or stand on which a device rests while in service. [Middle English mounten, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *mont  re, from Latin m ns, mont-, mountain; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.]mount  a·ble adj.mount er n. |
| mount 2 (mount) n. 1. Abbr. Mt. A mountain or hill. Used especially as part of a proper name. 2. Any of the seven fleshy cushions around the edges of the palm of the hand in palmistry. [Middle English mont, from Old English munt and from Old French mont, munt, both from Latin m ns, mont-; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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