Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To climb or ascend.
- intransitive verb To place oneself upon; get up on.
- intransitive verb To climb onto (a female) for copulation. Used of male animals.
- intransitive verb To furnish with a horse for riding.
- intransitive verb To set on a horse.
- intransitive verb To set in a raised position.
- intransitive verb To fix securely to a support.
- intransitive verb To place or fix on or in the appropriate support or setting for display or study.
- intransitive verb To provide with scenery, costumes, and other equipment necessary for production.
- intransitive verb To organize and equip.
- intransitive verb To prepare and set in motion.
- intransitive verb To set in position for use.
- intransitive verb To carry as equipment.
- intransitive verb To post (a guard).
- intransitive verb To go upward; rise.
- intransitive verb To get up on something, as a horse or bicycle.
- intransitive verb To increase in amount, extent, or intensity: synonym: rise.
- noun The act or manner of mounting.
- noun A means of conveyance, such as a horse, on which to ride.
- noun An opportunity to ride a horse in a race.
- noun An object to which another is affixed or on which another is placed for accessibility, display, or use, especially.
- noun A glass slide for use with a microscope.
- noun A hinge used to fasten stamps in an album.
- noun A setting for a jewel.
- noun An undercarriage or stand on which a device rests while in service.
- noun A mountain or hill. Used especially as part of a proper name.
- noun Any of the seven fleshy cushions around the edges of the palm of the hand in palmistry.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An elevation of land, more or less isolated; a hill; a mountain: in this sense chiefly archaic or poetical, except before a proper name as the particular designation of some mountain or hill: as, Mount Etna; Mount Calvary.
- noun A mound; a bulwark or breastwork for attack or defense.
- noun In fortification, a cavalier. See
cavalier , 5. - noun In heraldry, a bearing which occupies the base of the shield in the form of a green field curved convexly upward, except when the summit of the escutcheon is occupied by a tree or tower, in which case the mount merely slopes toward this. It is not necessary to mention its color, which is always vert.
- noun In palmistry, a prominence or fleshy cushion in the palm of the hand.
- noun A trumpet signal for mounting.
- To rise from, or as from, a lower to a higher position; ascend; soar: with or without up.
- Specifically, to get on horseback: as, to
mount and ride away. - To amount; aggregate: often with up: as, the expenses mount up.
- To raise from, or as if from, a lower to a higher place; exalt; lift on high.
- To get upon; place or seat one's self upon, as that which is higher; ascend; reach; climb: as, to
mount a horse; to mount a throne. - To set on horseback; furnish with a horse or horses for riding: as, the groom mounted the lad on a pony; also, to seat in a coach or the like conveyance.
- To place in suitable position with adjustment of parts, so as to render available for use: as, to
mount a cannon; to mount a loom. - Specifically
- To prepare for representation or exhibition by furnishing and accompanying with appropriate appurtenances and accessories, as a stage-play or other spectacle.
- To be equipped or furnished with; carry as equipment or armament: used specifically of anything that carries war material: as, the fort mounts fifty guns.
- To put in shape for examination or exhibition by means of necessary or ornamental supports or accessories; furnish, fit up, or set with necessary or appropriate appurtenances: as, to
mount a picture or a map; to mount objects for microscopic observation; to mount a sword-blade; to mount a jewel. - noun That upon which anything is mounted or fixed for use, and by which it is supported and held in place.
- noun The necessary frame, handle, or the like for any delicate object, as a fan.
- noun The paper, silk, or other material forming the surface of a fan.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called _the mount_ of
The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young Richard Newton
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No weapons are allowed but your mount is allowed to employ whatever naturally occurring offensive or defensive capabilities that it possesses.
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TIMBERG: Then I went to Camp Pendleton, California, for about eight months and then I was in the Marine Corps -- what you call mount-out.
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Having not seen any deer on this stand yet that season, I though a Martin mount would look great back at our deer camp.
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They're stopping in with the ones that have their name out all over, the ones that think 300-500 bucks for a deer mount is reasonable.
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A full body mount is much more impressive than a picture.
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They're stopping in with the ones that have their name out all over, the ones that think 300-500 bucks for a deer mount is reasonable.
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Having not seen any deer on this stand yet that season, I though a Martin mount would look great back at our deer camp.
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They're stopping in with the ones that have their name out all over, the ones that think 300-500 bucks for a deer mount is reasonable.
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They're stopping in with the ones that have their name out all over, the ones that think 300-500 bucks for a deer mount is reasonable.
wolfy commented on the word mount
*koff*
January 25, 2007