mound /maʊnd/noun 11verb 3forms 3 noun11 •An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense •A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll. •An elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.The pitcher was waiting at the mound. •A large amount of something.a mound of mashed potato •(slang, vulgar) A woman's breast.[…] the men were now also massaging her mounds, their fingers soothing and kneading while they sucked at her aching nipples. — 2025 •(slang, vulgar) The mons veneris. •A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross. •(figurative, no longer used) A hand. •(no longer used) A protection; restraint; curb. •(no longer used) A helmet. •(no longer used) Might; size. verb3 •To force or pile into a mound or mounds.He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat. •To form a mound. •To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to. formsmounded · mounding · mounds
