[
US
/ˈmaʊnt/
]
[ UK /mˈaʊnt/ ]
[ UK /mˈaʊnt/ ]
VERB
-
copulate with
The bull was riding the cow -
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house? -
prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
mount a play
mount a theater production
mount an attack -
go up or advance
Sales were climbing after prices were lowered -
put up or launch
mount a campaign against pornography -
get up on the back of
mount a horse -
attach to a support
They mounted the aerator on a floating -
fix onto a backing, setting, or support
mount slides for macroscopic analysis
NOUN
- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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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 - a lightweight horse kept for riding only
-
the act of climbing something
it was a difficult climb to the top - something forming a back that is added for strengthening
How To Use mount In A Sentence
- Sometime in the early eighteen hundreds, they trekked to the flat plain between the Ohio River and Lake Erie and settled in Mount Vernon, which was then a few small buildings in a forest of tall trees. A Renegade History of the United States
- He said nothing as he took his horse's reins and mounted up, the pain causing sparks to flash behind his eyes and his vision to fuzz a little around the edges.
- The total sales of the company didn't amount to more than a few million dollars.
- Failing to detain him could actually amount to abuse. The Sun
- He was, when he chose to lay aside his mountebankery, an excellent and inspiring conductor. Mr. Punch`s history of modern England, Volume I -- 1841-1857
- So there is mounting concern at the top of government about how close to meltdown the prison system is. The Sun
- We were headed for the mountains
- The auctioneer's podium faced a wall hung with six sets of mounted antlers each side of a large red deer's head. Times, Sunday Times
- I'm sure there will be a generous amount of worthies stepping forward to parse every sentence, on the eternal quest for the definitive admission that it's over.
- We gave ourselves a mountain to climb. The Sun
