American English pronunciation
How to pronounce mount
IPA transcription: ['maʊnt]
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Noun
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a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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a lightweight horse kept for riding only
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the act of climbing something
“it was a difficult climb to the top”
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something forming a back that is added for strengthening
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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”
Verb
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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
“Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?”
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go up or advance
“Sales were climbing after prices were lowered”
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attach to a support
“They mounted the aerator on a floating”
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get up on the back of
“mount a horse”
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fix onto a backing, setting, or support
“mount slides for macroscopic analysis”
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put up or launch
“mount a campaign against pornography”
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prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
“mount a theater production”
“mount an attack”
“mount a play”
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copulate with
“The bull was riding the cow”
Usage examples
- A chain of mountains with jagged ridges like the teeth of a saw.
- Rooftop Mounted for homes with no attics.
- Small amounts of other sedative medications are usually co-administered with remifentanil to produce sedation.
- He gave the Burkhan Khaldun the status of a royal sacred mountain.
- The path around Mount Kailash is long.
- There were mountains in the distance.
- Tactile transducers are frequently mounted directly to the frame of a chair or sofa.
- She also carried two triple and two twin, above-water, torpedo tube mounts for torpedoes.
- The word means "north mountain" or "white mountain".
- This includes road bicycle racing, Mountain bike racing and Cyclocross.