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mount
[mount]
verb
mount (verb) · mounts (third person present) · mounted (past tense) · mounted (past participle) · mounting (present participle)

climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface):
"he mounted the steps to the front door"
climb or move up on to (a raised surface):
"the master of ceremonies mounted the platform"
get up on (an animal or bicycle) in order to ride it:
"he mounted the horse" · "he took the bicycle, mounted it, and rode to the station"
set (someone) on horseback; provide with a horse:
"she was mounted on a white horse"
(of a male mammal or bird) get on (a female) for the purpose of copulation:
"a female was immediately mounted by the cat"
organize and initiate (a campaign or other significant course of action):
"the company had successfully mounted takeover bids"
establish; set up:
"security forces mounted checkpoints at every key road"
produce (a play, exhibition, or other artistic event); present for public view or display:
"the museum is mounting an exhibition of sixteenth-century drawings" · "the theater mounted a brilliant all-male “As You Like It”" · "police mounted a reconstruction of what they believe happened before the explosion"
grow larger or more numerous:
"the costs mount up when you buy a home"
(of a feeling) become stronger or more intense:
"his anxiety mounted as messages were left unanswered"
(of blood) rise visibly into the cheeks:
"feeling the blush mount in her cheeks, she looked down quickly"
place or fix (an object) in its operating position:
"fluorescent lights are mounted on the ceiling" · "the engine is mounted behind the rear seats"
set in or attach to a backing or setting:
"the photographs will be mounted and framed"
fix (an object for viewing) on a microscope slide.
computing
make (a disk or disk drive) available for use:
"there is a limit to the number of hard disks you can have mounted"
noun
mount (noun) · mounts (plural noun)

a backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display:
"a decorated photograph mount" · "delicate mounts for necklaces, earrings, and rings"
a glass microscope slide for securing a specimen to be viewed.
a clear plastic or paper sleeve used to display a postage stamp.
a support for a gun, camera, or similar piece of equipment:
"heavy cannon were torn from their mounts" · "a mount for a pair of binoculars"
a horse being ridden or that is available for riding:
"he hung onto his mount's bridle"
an opportunity to ride a horse, especially as a jockey:
"the jockey's injuries forced him to give up the coveted mount on Cool Ground"
Origin
Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.
mount
[mount]
noun
mount (noun) · mounts (plural noun)

a mountain or hill (archaic except in place names):
"Mount Etna"
any of several fleshy prominences on the palm of the hand regarded in palmistry as signifying the degree of influence of a particular planet:
"mount of Mars"
Origin
Old English munt, from Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French mont.
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verb
climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface):
go up
ascend
climb
scale
climb up
clamber up
make one's way up
move up
Opposite:
descend
climb or move up on to (a raised surface):
board
climb onto
jump onto
clamber onto
get onto
step aboard
get up on (an animal or bicycle) in order to ride it:
straddle
bestride
get astride
get on the back of
get onto
hop onto
set (someone) on horseback; provide with a horse:
straddle
bestride
get astride
get on the back of
get onto
hop onto
organize and initiate (a campaign or other significant course of action):
organize
stage
prepare
arrange
set up
produce
get up
launch
initiate
set in motion
put in place
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produce (a play, exhibition, or other artistic event); present for public view or display:
display
exhibit
present
install
organize
put on
stage
prepare
put on display
put in place
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grow larger or more numerous:
increase
grow
rise
escalate
soar
spiral
shoot up
rocket
climb
accumulate
accrue
pile up
build up
multiply
intensify
swell
wax
leap up
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Opposite:
decrease
diminish
place or fix (an object) in its operating position:
install
place
fix
set
erect
put up
attach
secure
put in position
set in or attach to a backing or setting:
install
place
fix
set
erect
put up
attach
secure
put in position
noun
a backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display:
setting
backing
support
mounting
fixture
frame
stand
base
a horse being ridden or that is available for riding:
horse
steed

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