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’.