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mount
has definitions from the fields of zoology,geography,sexuality
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[ verb ] attach to a support
Examples "They mounted the aerator on a floating" Used in print ("Editorials"...)The girls , very fetching in their uniforms , are shown firing rockets from a launcher mounted on a dump_truck ; they are also trained with carbines , automatic weapons , pistols , rifles and other such ladies ' accessories . (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)The anode in figure 2 was mounted by means of the anode holder which was attached to a steel plug and disk . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)An extended cold_spell caused ice to build_up on the aerator which was mounted on a floating platform and caused the entire platform to sink lower in the water . |
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[ verb ] go up or advance
Examples "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" Used in print ("Editorials"...)This may be opera_bouffe now , but it will become more serious should the cold_war mount in frenzy . |
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[ verb ] fix onto a backing, setting, or support
Examples "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" Used in print (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)The sections were mounted on cold slides smeared with Haupts ' adhesive ( Johansen , 1940 ) in earlier experiments , and in later experiments with a different mixture of the same components reported by Schramm and Rottger ( 1959 ) . After blotting_out most of the liquid around the sections , the latter were mounted in buffered glycerine ( 7 parts glycerine to 3 parts of PBS ) . The sections were then washed with PBS for 15 - 30_minutes and mounted in buffered glycerine . Unstained sections mounted in buffered glycerine or sections treated only with NS or * * f did not show such green fluorescence . |
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[ noun ] (zoology) a lightweight horse kept for riding only
Synonyms Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)For a moment , boy and mount hung in midair . |
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[ verb ] put up or launch
Synonyms Examples "mount a campaign against pornography" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)With Mickey_Mantle and Yogi_Berra both out_of_action due_to injuries , the American_League champs still mounted a 15 - hit attack against a parade of eight Cincinnati pitchers , the most ever used by one team in a series game . Related terms |
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[ verb ] go upward with gradual or continuous progress
Examples "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The unfortunate queen mounted the scaffold ; the headsman swung his axe ; the head dropped off ; end of film . |
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[ noun ] the act of climbing something
Synonyms Examples "it was a difficult climb to the top" Used in print (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)I seized the rack and made a western style flying mount just_in_time , one of my knees mercifully landing on my duffel_bag - and merely wrecking my camera , I was to discover later - my other knee landing on the slivery truck floor_boards and - but this is no medical_report . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geography) a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
Synonyms Related terms natural_elevation alp Olympus ben volcano seamount mountainside mountain_peak |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3701
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[ noun ] something forming a back that is added for strengthening
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