mount1
v.
- climb up or on to; ascend.
▸(of a male animal) get on (a female) for the purpose of copulation.
- get up on (an animal or bicycle) in order to ride it.
▸set on horseback; provide with a horse.
- grow larger, more numerous, or more intense:
the costs mount up when you buy a home.
- organize and initiate (a course of action, public event, etc.).
- set up (a barrier, stall, etc.).
- fix in position or on a support.
▸(with reference to a photograph or picture) set in or attach to a backing.
▸fix (a specimen) on a microscopic slide.
n.
- a backing on which a picture or photograph is set for display.
▸a stamp hinge.
- a support for a piece of equipment.
- a horse used for riding.
- a microscope slide.
Phrase
Derivative
- mountable adj.
- mounted adj.
- mounter n.
- mounting n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. munter, based on L. mons, mont- ‘mountain’.
mount2
n.
archaic or in place names a mountain or hill:
Mount Everest.
Etymology
OE munt, from L. mons, mont- ‘mountain’.