Sekirov Dictionary

mount

/maʊnt/

verb 16
noun 13
forms 5
phrases 1

verb16

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To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
- Or shall we mount again the Rural Throne, And rule the Country Kingdoms, once our own? — 1697
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to grow in amount or strength, slowly and steadily
- The bills mounted up and the business failed.
- There is mounting tension in Crimea.
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To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
- He spends his days flitting through the woods with his shot-gun and his butterfly-net, and his evenings in mounting the many specimens he has acquired. — 1912
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To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
- Burn the contents of the staging area onto a writable CD-ROM, carry it over to the Web server, and mount it. — 1998
To deploy (cannon) for use.
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To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
- The rider mounted his horse.
To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
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To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
- The General gave the order to mount the attack.
To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
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(rare) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
- Though Babylon should mount vp to heauen, and though shee should fortifie the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come vnto her, saith the Lord. — 1611
To get on top of (another) for the purpose of copulation.
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(informal) To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
- She mounted him last night.
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To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).
- Mount the sauce with one tablespoon of butter.
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(no longer used) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
- What power is it which mounts my love so high? — 1604
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(no longer used) To attain in value; to amount (to).
- Bring then these blessings to a strict account, Make fair deductions, see to what they mount. — 1733

noun13

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A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
- The post is the mount on which the mailbox is installed.
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An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
- The rider climbed onto his mount.
(figurative) A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
A hill or mountain.
A green hillock in the base of a shield.
A dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.
The act of getting onto the apparatus.
Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.
A signal for mounting a horse.
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(no longer used) A rider in a cavalry unit or division.
- The General said he has 2,000 mounts.
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(no longer used) A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
- ⸿ For thus hath the Lord of hostes said ; Hew yee downe trees and ‖ cast a mount against Jerusalem : this is the citie to be visited, she is wholly oppression in the midst of her. — 1611
(no longer used) A bank; a fund.

forms

mounted · mounting · mounteth · mounts · mountest

Phrases with mount

mount up
to increase over a period of time; to accumulate

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