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:
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 Mount Everest.
Etymology
  OE munt, from L. mons, mont- ‘mountain’.