Definitions for Mount
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. saddle horse, riding horse, mount(noun)

   a lightweight horse kept for riding only

2. climb, mount(noun)

   the act of climbing something

   "it was a difficult climb to the top"

3. mountain, mount(noun)

   a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

4. mount, setting(noun)

   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"

5. backing, mount(verb)

   something forming a back that is added for strengthening

6. mount(verb)

   attach to a support

   "They mounted the aerator on a floating"

7. wax, mount, climb, rise(verb)

   go up or advance

   "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

8. mount(verb)

   fix onto a backing, setting, or support

   "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"

9. mount(verb)

   put up or launch

   "mount a campaign against pornography"

10. hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride(verb)

    get up on the back of

    "mount a horse"

11. climb, climb up, mount, go up(verb)

    go upward with gradual or continuous progress

    "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

12. mount, put on(verb)

    prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

    "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"

13. ride, mount(verb)

    copulate with

    "The bull was riding the cow"

Webster Dictionary(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Mount

   a mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always instead of mountain, when put before a proper name; as, Mount Washington; otherwise, chiefly in poetry

   Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

2. Mount

   a bulwark for offense or defense; a mound

   Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

3. Mount

   a bank; a fund

   Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

4. Mount(noun)

   to rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with up

   Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

5. Mount(noun)

   to get up on anything, as a platform or scaffold; especially, to seat one's self on a horse for riding

   Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

6. Mount(noun)

   to attain in value; to amount

   Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

7. Mount(verb)

   to get upon; to ascend; to climb

   Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

8. Mount(verb)

   to place one's self on, as a horse or other animal, or anything that one sits upon; to bestride

   Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

9. Mount(verb)

   to cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses

   Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

10. Mount(verb)

    hence: To put upon anything that sustains and fits for use, as a gun on a carriage, a map or picture on cloth or paper; to prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a diamond by setting, or a sword blade by adding the hilt, scabbard, etc

    Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

11. Mount(verb)

    to raise aloft; to lift on high

    Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

12. Mount

    that upon which a person or thing is mounted

    Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

13. Mount

    a horse

    Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

14. Mount

    the cardboard or cloth on which a drawing, photograph, or the like is mounted; a mounting

    Etymology: [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Mount

   Mounting takes place before a computer can use any kind of storage device. The user or their operating system must make it accessible through the computer's file system. A user can only access files on mounted media.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Mount

   mownt, n. ground rising above the level of the surrounding country: a hill: an ornamental mound: that on which anything is mounted for more convenient use or exhibition: a saddle-horse for riding: a step, &c., to give aid in mounting a horse, also a signal for mounting: (her.) a green hillock in the base of a shield: (fort.) a cavalier or raised hillock commanding the surrounding country: one of the seven fleshy cushions in the palm of the hand: (B.) a bulwark for offence or defence.—v.i. to project or rise up: to be of great elevation.—v.t. to raise aloft: to climb: to get upon, as a horse: to put on horseback: to put upon something: to arrange or set in fitting order.—adjs. Mount′able, that may be mounted or ascended; Mount′ed, raised, esp. set on horseback: (her.) raised on steps, generally three, as a cross: furnished, supplied.—ns. Mount′er; Mount′ing, the act of rising or getting higher: the act of mounting or embellishing, as the setting of a gem, &c.: that which mounts; Mount′ing-block, a block or stone to enable one to mount a horse.—Mount guard (see Guard). [A.S. munt—L. mons, montis, a mountain.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mount

   An Anglo-Saxon term still in use, usually held to mean eminences above 1000 feet in height. In a fort it means the cavalier (which see).

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. mount

   The means or opportunity for mounting, especially a horse; and the equipments necessary for a mounted horseman.

2. mount

   To place one’s self on, as a horse or other animal, or anything that one bestrides or sits upon; to bestride. Hence, to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses. “To mount the Trojan troop.” See Dismount.

3. mount

   To put anything that sustains and fits, for use; as, to mount a gun on a carriage. To prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a sword-blade by adding the hilt and scabbard. A ship or a fort is said to mount cannon when they are arranged for use in and about it.

4. mount

   A word of command in the cavalry exercise for the men to mount their horses.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Mount' in Nouns Frequency: #2669

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Mount' in Verbs Frequency: #550

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mount in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mount in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Mount in a Sentence

1. Tolbert Nyensuwah:

   This is a serious situation and we are going to Cape Mount today along with our international partners and UN agencies, we are going there to open an Ebola Treatment Unit.

2. Primo Levi:

   For me chemistry represented an indefinite cloud of future potentialities which enveloped my life to come in black volutes torn by fiery flashes, like those which had hidden Mount Sinai. Like Moses, from that cloud I expected my law, the principle of order in me, around me, and in the world. I would watch the buds swell in spring, the mica glint in the granite, my own hands, and I would say to myself: I will understand this, too, I will understand everything.

3. Jessica Larsen:

   Mount Pavlof is known to us for having a pretty quick onset to eruptions, Mount Pavlof doesn't always give us long precursory signals, if Jessica Larsen look at some of the seismic data that we have, the intensity really ramped up pretty fast. It was quite abrupt.

4. Daniel Andrews:

   It might be named Mount Disappointment, but theres nothing disappointing about today.

5. Alex Bell:

   It is hard to overstate the importance of Rome, from Mount Aventine, there are no more than half a dozen major works by Turner left in private hands and this work must rank as one of the very finest.

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