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mount verb [ maʊnt ]

• climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface).
• "he mounted the steps"
Similar: go up, ascend, climb, climb up, scale, clamber up, make one's way up, move up,
Opposite: descend,
• organize and initiate (a campaign or other course of action).
• "the company had successfully mounted takeover bids"
Similar: organize, stage, prepare, arrange, set up, produce, get up, launch, set in motion, put in place, initiate,
• grow larger or more numerous.
• "the costs mount up when you buy a home"
Similar: increase, grow, rise, escalate, soar, spiral, leap up, shoot up, rocket, climb, accumulate, accrue, pile up, build up, multiply, intensify, swell, wax,
Opposite: decrease, diminish,
• place or fix (an object) on a support.
• "fluorescent lights are mounted on the ceiling"
Similar: install, place, fix, set, erect, put up, attach, put in position, secure,

mount noun

• a backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display.
• "a decorated photograph mount"
Similar: setting, backing, support, mounting, fixture, frame, stand, base,
• a support for a gun, camera, or similar piece of equipment.
• "heavy cannon were torn from their mounts"
• a horse that is ridden or is available for riding.
• "he hung on to his mount's bridle"
Similar: horse, steed,
Origin: Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.

mount noun

• a mountain or hill (archaic except in place names).
• "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.
• "the mount of Mars"
Origin: Old English munt, from Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French mont .

mount guard

• keep watch.
"the police had to mount guard over the statue"



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