Etymology : Middle English, from Old English munt and Old French mont, both from Latin mont-, mons; akin to Welsh mynydd mountain, Latin minari to project, threaten
Pronunciation : 'maunt
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. animal which can be ridden; vehicle which can be mounted; pedestal; riding; ascending, act of mounting; placing; frame; mountain, hill (used only as a title in the name of a mountain, i.e. Mount Hermon). climb up, ascend; raise; ride; get up on; establish; frame. mount\mount\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. mounted ; p. pr. & vb. n. mounting.] [oe. mounten, monten, f. monter, fr. l. mons, montis, mountain. see:
mount, n. (above).].
2. to rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with up. though babylon should mount up to heaven. li.
3. the fire of trees and houses mounts on high. owley.
4. to get up on anything, as a platform or scaffold; especially, to seat one's self on a horse for riding.
5. to attain in value; to amount. bring then these blessings to a strict account, make fair deductions, see:
to what they mount.mount \mount\ (mount), n. [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. 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.
7. a bulwark for offense or defense; a mound. [obs.] hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against jerusalem. vi.
8. 3. [see:
mont de piété.] a bank; a fund.mount of piety. see:
mont de piété.mount \mount\, v. t.
9. to get upon; to ascend; to climb. shall we mount again the rural throne?.
10. to place one's self on, as a horse or other animal, or anything that one sits upon; to bestride.
11. to cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses. "to mount the trojan troop.".
12. 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.
13. to raise aloft; to lift on high. what power is it which mounts my love so high?note: a fort or ship is said to mount cannon, when it has them arranged for use in or about it.
14. 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.
15. A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound.
16. A bank; a fund.
17. To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
18. To get up on anything, as a platform or scaffold; especially, to seat one's self on a horse for riding.
19. To attain in value; to amount.
20. To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
21. To place one's self on, as a horse or other animal, or anything that one sits upon; to bestride.
22. To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses.
23. 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.
24. To raise aloft; to lift on high.
25. That upon which a person or thing is mounted A horse.
26. The cardboard or cloth on which a drawing, photograph, or the like is mounted; a mounting.
27. Any one of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand which are taken as significant of the influence of "planets," and called the mounts of Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, the Sun or Apollo, and Venus. mounting consisting of a piece of metal that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount" fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" attach to a support; "They mounted the aerator on a floating" put up or launch; "mount a campaign against pronography" prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play".
28. 1. If you mount a campaign or event, you organize it and make it take place. a security operation mounted by the army. = organize.
29. If something mounts, it increases in intensity. For several hours, tension mounted There was mounting concern in her voice. = rise.
30. If something mounts, it increases in quantity. The uncollected garbage mounts in city streets He ignored his mounting debts. To mount up means the same as to mount. Her medical bills mounted up.
31. If you mount the stairs or a platform, you go up the stairs or go up onto the platform. Llewelyn was mounting the stairs up into the keep.
32. If you mount a horse or cycle, you climb on to it so that you can ride it. A man in a crash helmet was mounting a motorbike He went to the small stable where his horse was, harnessed it, mounted, and rode out to the beach. = get on.
33. If you mount an object on something, you fix it there firmly. Her husband mounts the work on velour paper and makes the frame a specially mounted horse shoe. + -mounted -mounted a wall-mounted electric fan.
34. If you mount an exhibition or display, you organize and present it. The gallery has mounted an exhibition of art by Irish women painters. = put on, stage.
35. Mount is used as part of the name of a mountain. Mount Everest. see also:
mounted. Aconcagua Mount Ararat Mount Aso Mount Athos Mount Cameroon Mount Elbrus Mount Elgon Mount Etna Mount Everest Mount Fairweather Mount Fuji Mount Helicon Mount Hermon Mount Hood Mount Ida Mount Jaya Mount Mount Sukarno Karisimbi Mount Kenya Mount Kosciusko Mount Mount Lassen Logan Mount Mount Mayon McKinley Mount Mitchell Mount Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Cook National Park Mount Holyoke College Mount Vernon Mount Wilson Observatory Mount William Sidney Nyiragongo Mount Olives Mount of Olympus Mount Pelée Mount Pinatubo Mount Rainier Mount Rushmore Mount Saint Helens Mount Sermon on the Mount Shasta Mount Sinai Mount Mount Horeb Washington Mount Whitney Mount Samuel of Mount Carmel and of Toxeth Herbert Louis Samuel 1st Viscount.