Mountable

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.

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[Middle English mounten, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montre, from Latin mns, mont-, mountain; see men-² in Indo-European roots.]

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mounta·ble adj.

mounter n.

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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.

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[Middle English mont, from Old English munt and from Old French mont, munt, both from Latin mns, mont-; see men-² in Indo-European roots.]