mount

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mount
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Meanings
verb
  • climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface).
    E.g. he mounted the steps
  • organize and initiate (a campaign or other course of action).
    E.g. the company had successfully mounted takeover bids
  • grow larger or more numerous.
    E.g. the costs mount up when you buy a home
  • place or fix (an object) on a support.
    E.g. fluorescent lights are mounted on the ceiling
noun
  • a backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display.
    E.g. a decorated photograph mount
  • a support for a gun, camera, or similar piece of equipment.
    E.g. heavy cannon were torn from their mounts
  • a horse that is ridden or is available for riding.
    E.g. he hung on to his mount's bridle
noun
  • a mountain or hill (archaic except in place names).
    E.g. Mount Etna
  • any of several fleshy prominences on the palm of the hand regarded in palmistry as signifying the degree of influence of a particular planet.
    E.g. the mount of Mars

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