mount
/maʊnt/noun, verb1 syllable
Mount means: get up on the back of.
Synonyms for mount21
noun, as in a lightweight horse kept for riding only
noun, as in the act of climbing something
noun, as in a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
noun, as in a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
noun, as in something forming a back that is added for strengthening
verb, as in get up on the back of
verb, as in go upward with gradual or continuous progress
verb, as in prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
verb, as in copulate with
What does mount mean?13
verb
get up on the back of“mount a horse”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress“Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?”
go up or advance“Sales were climbing after prices were lowered”
prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance“mount a theater production”
copulate with“The bull was riding the cow”
attach to a support“They mounted the aerator on a floating”
fix onto a backing, setting, or support“mount slides for macroscopic analysis”
put up or launch“mount a campaign against pornography”
noun
a lightweight horse kept for riding only
the act of climbing something“it was a difficult climb to the top”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place“the diamond was in a plain gold mount”
something forming a back that is added for strengthening
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with mount?5
Mount in a sentence
- Vaccines mimic an infection, which causes the body's immune system to mount a defense.mccarras
- For one to travel far, one minds his mount with care.zogwarg
- Who wants to travel far moves his carcass while sparing his mount.AmarMecheri
- There was nothing for me to do but mount the horse.CM
- Who wants to travel far has to move his tonsure by sparing his mount.AmarMecheri
- I made him mount the mule with me.Nuel
- Mount Everest is, so to speak, the roof of the world.unknown
- Mount Everest is eight thousand, eight hundred and forty-eight meters high.Orange
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Forms of mount
as a noun
- plural
- mounts
as a verb
- past tense
- mounted
- present participle
- mounting
- third-person singular
- mounts