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Mount
or Mount of (mount) or Mont (mônt, môN) For the names of actual mountains, see the specific element of the name; for example, Shasta, Mount; Olives, Mount of; Blanc, Mont. Other geographic names beginning with Mount are entered under Mount; for example, Mount Vernon; Mount Desert Island.
mount 1
(mount)v. mount·ed, mount·ing, mounts
v.tr.
1. To climb or ascend: mount stairs.
2. To place oneself upon; get up on: mount a horse; mount a platform.
3. To climb onto (a female) for copulation. Used of male animals.
4.
a. To furnish with a horse for riding.
b. To set on a horse: mount the saddle.
5. To set in a raised position: mount a bed on blocks.
6.
a. To fix securely to a support: mount an engine in a car.
b. To place or fix on or in the appropriate support or setting for display or study: mount stamps in an album; mount cells on a slide.
7. To provide with scenery, costumes, and other equipment necessary for production: mount a play.
8. To organize and equip: mount an army.
9. To prepare and set in motion: mount an attack.
10.
a. To set in position for use: mount guns.
b. To carry as equipment: The warship mounted ten guns.
11. To post (a guard).
v.intr.
1. To go upward; rise: The sun mounts into the sky.
2. To get up on something, as a horse or bicycle.
3. To increase in amount, extent, or intensity: Costs are mounting up. Fear quickly mounted. See Synonyms at rise.
n.
1. The act or manner of mounting.
2. A means of conveyance, such as a horse, on which to ride.
3. An opportunity to ride a horse in a race.
4. An object to which another is affixed or on which another is placed for accessibility, display, or use, especially:
a. A glass slide for use with a microscope.
b. A hinge used to fasten stamps in an album.
c. A setting for a jewel.
d. An undercarriage or stand on which a device rests while in service.
[Middle English mounten, from Old French monter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre, from Latin mōns, mont-, mountain; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
mount′a·ble adj.
mount′er n.
mount 2
(mount)n.
1. Abbr. Mt. A mountain or hill. Used especially as part of a proper name.
2. Any of the seven fleshy cushions around the edges of the palm of the hand in palmistry.
[Middle English, from Old English munt and from Old French mont, munt, both from Latin mōns, mont-; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
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mount
(maʊnt)vb
1. to go up (a hill, stairs, etc); climb
2. to get up on (a horse, a platform, etc)
3. (often foll by: up) io increase; accumulate: excitement mounted.
4. (Art Terms) (tr) to fix onto a backing, setting, or support: to mount a photograph; to mount a slide.
5. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to provide with a horse for riding, or to place on a horse
6. (Biology) (of male animals) to climb onto (a female animal) for copulation
7. (Theatre) (tr) to prepare (a play, musical comedy, etc) for production
8. (tr) to plan and organize (a compaign, an exhibition, etc)
9. (Military) (tr) military to prepare or launch (an operation): the Allies mounted an offensive.
10. (Zoology) (tr) to prepare (a skeleton, dead animal, etc) for exhibition as a specimen
11. (Military) (tr) to place or carry (weapons) in such a position that they can be fired
12. mount guard See guard26
n
13. a backing, setting, or support onto which something is fixed
14. the act or manner of mounting
15. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse for riding
16. (Biology) a slide used in microscopy
17. (Philately) philately
a. a small transparent pocket in an album for a postage stamp
b. another word for hinge5
[C16: from Old French munter, from Vulgar Latin montāre (unattested) from Latin mons mount2]
ˈmountable adj
ˈmounter n
mount
(maʊnt)n
1. (Physical Geography) a mountain or hill: used in literature and (when cap.) in proper names: Mount Everest.
2. (Alternative Belief Systems) (in palmistry) any of the seven cushions of flesh on the palm of the hand
[Old English munt, from Latin mons mountain, but influenced in Middle English by Old French mont]
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mount1
(maʊnt)v.t.
1. to go up; climb; ascend.
2. to get up on (a platform, a horse, etc.).
3. to set or place at an elevation: to mount a house on stilts.
4. to furnish with a horse or other animal for riding.
5. to set or place (a person) on horseback.
6. to organize and launch (an attack, campaign, etc.).
7. to raise or put (a gun) into position for use.
8. (of a fortress or warship) to have (guns) in position for use.
9. to put (a sentry or watch) on guard.
10. to fix on or in a support, backing, setting, etc.: to mount a photograph.
11. to provide (a play, opera, etc.) with scenery, costumes, and other equipment for production.
12. to prepare (an animal body or skeleton) for exhibition as a specimen.
13. (of an animal) to climb upon (another animal) for copulation.
14.
v.i. a. to prepare (a slide) for microscopic investigation.
b. to prepare (a sample) for examination by a microscope, as by placing it on a slide.
15. to increase in amount or intensity (often fol. by up): The costs mounted up.
16. to get up on the back of a horse or other animal for riding.
17. to rise or go to a higher position, level, degree, etc.; ascend.
18. to get up on something, as a platform.
n. 19. the act or a manner of mounting.
20. a horse, other animal, or sometimes a vehicle, as a bicycle, used, provided, or available for riding.
21. an act or occasion of riding a horse, esp. in a race.
22. a support, backing, setting, or the like, on or in which something is mounted.
23. an ornamental or functional metal piece on furniture.
24. a slide prepared for examination by a microscope.
25. any means of holding a stamp on a page for display.
[1300–50; Middle English < Old French munter, monter < Vulgar Latin *montāre, derivative of Latin mont- (s. of mōns) mount2]
mount′a•ble, adj.
mount2
(maʊnt)n.
a mountain: often used as part of a place name.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English munt < Latin mont- (s. of mōns) mountain, hill]
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mount
Past participle: mounted
Gerund: mounting
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| Noun | 1. |  mount - a lightweight horse kept for riding onlyEquus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times remount - a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle palfrey - especially a light saddle horse for a woman warhorse - horse used in war prancer - a mettlesome or fiery horse hack - a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. cow pony - a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle quarter horse - a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia Morgan - an American breed of small compact saddle horses Plantation walking horse, Tennessee walker, Tennessee walking horse, Walking horse - a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk American saddle horse - a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky Appaloosa - a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump Lipizzan, Lippizan, Lippizaner - a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage; "a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old" buckskin - horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail dun - horse of a dull brownish grey color |
| 2. | mount - the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top" scaling - ascent by or as if by a ladder clamber - an awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber" mountain climbing, mountaineering - the activity of climbing a mountain rock climbing - the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) | |
| 3. |  mount - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hillalp - any high mountain ben - a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben" mountain peak - the summit of a mountain mountainside, versant - the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" natural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation seamount - an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor volcano - a mountain formed by volcanic material | |
| 4. | mount - a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount" mounting - framework used for support or display pave - a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows | |
| 5. | mount - something forming a back that is added for strengthening framework - a structure supporting or containing something layer, bed - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" strengthener, reinforcement - a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook" | |
| Verb | 1. | mount - attach to a support; "They mounted the aerator on a floating" attach - cause to be attached remount - mount again, as after disassembling something |
| 2. | mount - go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" jump - increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" | |
| 3. | mount - fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" | |
| 4. | mount - put up or launch; "mount a campaign" | |
| 5. |  mount - get up on the back of; "mount a horse"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" remount - mount again; "he remounted his horse" | |
| 6. | mount - go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" scale - climb up by means of a ladder escalade - climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination" ramp - creep up -- used especially of plants; "The roses ramped over the wall" mountaineer - climb mountains for pleasure as a sport go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" ride - climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" | |
| 7. | mount - prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" rerun - rerun a performance of a play, for example | |
| 8. | mount - copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" |
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mount
verb
1. (Military) launch, stage, prepare, deliver, set in motion a security operation mounted by the army
2. increase, build, grow, swell, intensify, escalate, multiply For several hours, tension mounted.
increase reduce, fall, contract, lower, decline, shrink, diminish, decrease, dwindle, lessen, wane
increase reduce, fall, contract, lower, decline, shrink, diminish, decrease, dwindle, lessen, wane
3. accumulate, increase, collect, gather, build up, pile up, amass, cumulate The uncollected garbage mounts in the streets.
4. ascend, scale, climb (up), go up, clamber up, make your way up He was mounting the stairs to the tower.
ascend go down, descend, make your way down
ascend go down, descend, make your way down
5. climb up on, get on to, jump on to, step aboard, clamber up on He mounted the stage and addressed the audience.
6. get (up) on, jump on, straddle, climb onto, climb up on, hop on to, bestride, get on the back of, get astride He mounted his horse and rode away.
get (up) on get off, jump off, dismount, climb off, climb down from, get down from
get (up) on get off, jump off, dismount, climb off, climb down from, get down from
noun
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mount
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Translations
جَبَلسِناد، جِهاز تَثْبيتمَطِيَّه، فَرَس، حِصانيَرْتَفِعيَضَع الصّورَه في الإطار
dopravní prostředekhorakůňnalepitnasednout
stigebaggrundbestigebjerghænge
kinnitama
noustaratsuvuorijärjestääkiinnittää
organizirati
hegycsatolfelkasírozfellépfelszáll
fjallganga/stíga upp á; fara/stíga á bakhækkahengja uppkoma fyrir, ramma inn
のぼる
오르다
jojamas arklys/asilas/mulaskalnasliptiraitasis policininkassurengti
balstsceltiesdzīvnieks jāšanaiierāmētkalns
nalepiťnasadnúť
gorapovzpeti se
bestiga
ขึ้น ม้า ไต่เขา
tổ chức
mount
1 [maʊnt] N2. (in names) → monte m
the Mount of Olives → el Monte de los Olivos
Mount Sinai → el Monte Sinaí
Mount Everest → el Everest
the Mount of Olives → el Monte de los Olivos
Mount Sinai → el Monte Sinaí
Mount Everest → el Everest
mount
2 [maʊnt]A. N
1. (= horse) → montura f, caballería f (frm)
2. (= support, base) [of machine] → soporte m, base f; [of jewel] → engaste m, montura f; (for stamps) → fijasellos m inv; (for photograph in album) → fijafotografías m inv adhesivo; (for transparency) → marco m; [of specimen, exhibit] → soporte m; (= microscope slide) → portaobjetos m inv; (= backing for picture) → fondo m
B. VT
1. [+ horse] → montar; [+ bicycle] → montar en; [+ platform, stage, podium, throne] → subir a; [+ stairs, hill] → subir
the vehicle mounted the pavement → el vehículo se subió a la acera
the vehicle mounted the pavement → el vehículo se subió a la acera
2. [+ jewel] → engastar; [+ stamp, exhibit, specimen, TV, speakers] → fijar; [+ picture] → poner un fondo a; [+ gun, engine] → montar
3. [+ exhibition, campaign, event] → montar, organizar; [+ play] → montar, poner en escena; [+ attack, offensive, defence] → preparar
C. VI
2. (also mount up) (= get on horse) → montar
4. (also mount up) (= accumulate) [bills, debts, problems] → amontonarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mount
[ˈmaʊnt] n
(= horse) → monture f
(for picture) → passe-partout m inv
vt
[+ stairs] → monter
[+ horse, bike] → enfourcher, monter sur
A man in a crash helmet was mounting a motorbike → Un homme coiffé d'un casque montait sur or enfourchait sa moto ...
A man in a crash helmet was mounting a motorbike → Un homme coiffé d'un casque montait sur or enfourchait sa moto ...
(= organize) [+ exhibition, campaign] → monter, organiser; [+ attack, military operation] → monter
They're mounting a publicity campaign → Ils montent or organisent une campagne publicitaire.
They're mounting a publicity campaign → Ils montent or organisent une campagne publicitaire.
[+ exhibit] → présenter
vi
(= increase) [tension] → monter; [pressure] → monter
Tension is mounting → La tension monte.
evidence is mounting that ... → il y a de plus en plus de raisons de penser que ...
Tension is mounting → La tension monte.
evidence is mounting that ... → il y a de plus en plus de raisons de penser que ...
(= pile up) → s'accumuler
(= accumulate) [bills, debts, letters] → s'accumuler
Letters had mounted up while we were on holiday → Les lettres s'étaient accumulées pendant que nous étions en vacances.
Letters had mounted up while we were on holiday → Les lettres s'étaient accumulées pendant que nous étions en vacances.
(= grow) → augmenter
My savings are mounting up gradually → Mes économies augmentent progressivement.
My savings are mounting up gradually → Mes économies augmentent progressivement.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mount
1n
(poet: = mountain, hill) → Berg m
mount
2n
vt
(= place in/on mount) → montieren; picture, photo → aufziehen; colour slide → rahmen; microscope slide, specimen, animal → präparieren; jewel → (ein)fassen; stamp → aufkleben
(= organize) play → inszenieren; attack, expedition, exhibition → organisieren, vorbereiten; army → aufstellen
to mount a guard → eine Wache aufstellen (→ on, over vor +dat); to mount guard → Wache stehen or halten (→ on, over vor +dat)
vi
(also mount up) → wachsen, zunehmen; (evidence) → sich häufen; the death toll has mounted to 800 → die Todesziffer ist auf 800 gestiegen; pressure is mounting on him to resign → er sieht sich wachsendem Druck ausgesetzt, zurückzutreten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mount
1 [maʊnt] n (liter) → monte m, montagnaMount Everest → il monte Everest
Mount of Olives (Rel) → il Monte degli Ulivi
mount
2 [maʊnt]1. n
a. (horse) → cavalcatura
b. (support, base) → piedistallo; (of machine) → incastellatura di sostegno; (of jewel, photo) → montatura; (of slide) → telaietto
2. vt
d. to mount guard (on or over) → fare la guardia a (Mil) → montare la guardia a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mount
(maunt) verb1. to get or climb up (on or on to). He mounted the platform; She mounted (the horse) and rode off.
2. to rise in level. Prices are mounting steeply.
3. to put (a picture etc) into a frame, or stick it on to card etc.
4. to hang or put up on a stand, support etc. He mounted the tiger's head on the wall.
5. to organize. The army mounted an attack; to mount an exhibition.
noun1. a thing or animal that one rides, especially a horse.
2. a support or backing on which anything is placed for display. Would this picture look better on a red mount or a black one?
ˈmounted adjective on horseback. mounted policemen.
ˈMountie (-ti) noun a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Mount
(maunt) noun a mountain. Mount Everest.
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mount
→ يَقُومُ بِ rozběhnout stige besteigen ανέρχομαι montar nousta monter organizirati montare のぼる 오르다 organiseren bestige wspiąć się organizar провести bestiga ขึ้น ม้า ไต่เขา tırmanmak tổ chức 发起Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009