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mount¹

  • /maʊnt/ US, UK
  • [maʊnt] US, UK
  • [maʊnʔ] US, UK
  • [mãʊ̃(n)ʔ] US, UK

Rhymes with -aʊnt

Where it comes from

From Middle English mount, munt, from Old English munt, from Latin mōns (“a hill, mountain”), from a root seen also in ēmineō (“to project, to protrude”) (English eminent). Doublet of mons. Not related to mound.

noun mounts

  1. A hill or mountain.
  2. Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies. the mount of Jupiter

    Similar: mons

  3. obsolete A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound. ⸿ For thus hath the Lord of hoſtes said ; Hew yee downe trees and ‖ caſt a mount againſt Jeruſalem : this is the citie to be viſited, ſhe is wholly oppreſſion in the midſt of her.
  4. obsolete A bank; a fund.
  5. A green hillock in the base of a shield.

mount²

  • /maʊnt/ US, UK
  • [maʊnt] US, UK
  • [maʊnʔ] US, UK
  • [mãʊ̃(n)ʔ] US, UK

Rhymes with -aʊnt

Where it comes from

From Middle English mounten, from Anglo-Norman munter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre (“climb”), from Latin montem (“mountain”). Compare modern French monter.

The noun derives from the verb.

noun mounts

  1. An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on. The rider climbed onto his mount.

    Similar: steed

  2. figuratively A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
  3. A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted. The post is the mount on which the mailbox is installed.
  4. obsolete A rider in a cavalry unit or division. The General said he has 2,000 mounts.
  5. A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.
  6. A signal for mounting a horse.
  7. A dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.
  8. The act of getting onto the apparatus.

verb mounts · mounting · mounted

  1. transitive To get upon; to ascend; to climb. to mount stairs
  2. transitive To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride. The rider mounted his horse.
  3. transitive To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding. to mount the Trojan troop
  4. obsolete, transitive To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up. What power is it which mounts my love so high?
  5. transitive To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
  6. intransitive, rare To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up. Though Babylon ſhould mount vp to heauen, and though ſhee ſhould fortifie the height of her ſtrength, yet from me ſhall ſpoilers come vnto her, ſaith the Lord.
  7. transitive To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc. to mount a mailbox on a post
  8. transitive To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system. Burn the contents of the staging area onto a writable CD-ROM, carry it over to the Web server, and mount it.
  9. intransitive, sometimes, with up To increase in quantity or intensity. The bills mounted up and the business failed.  There is mounting tension in Crimea.

    Similar: build

  10. obsolete To attain in value; to amount (to). Bring then these blessings to a strict account, Make fair deductions, see to what they mount.
  11. transitive To get on top of (another) for the purpose of copulation. When God presented Lilith to Adam, Adam was overjoyed and enthusiastically set her on the ground and tried to mount her after the fashion of the animals; but Lilith protested and said: "Why should I be on the bottom and you on the top?"
  12. transitive To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone. She mounted him last night.

    Similar: coitize

  13. transitive To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch. The General gave the order to mount the attack.
  14. archaic, transitive To deploy (cannon) for use. to mount a cannon
  15. transitive To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
  16. To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it). Mount the sauce with one tablespoon of butter.

Similar: go to bed with, sleep with · Opposite: dismount, demount, unmount

Mount³

Where it comes from

English surname, from the noun mount.

proper noun Mounts

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7856).
  3. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Warleggan parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX1468).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mountain, wax, get on, launch, jump on, ride, climb up, bestride, put on, climb, saddle horse, rise, mount up, go up, setting, backing

verb

Similar: go to bed with, sleep with · Opposite: dismount, demount, unmount

Translations

Every language

noun mountain

Españolmonte, peñón

noun palmistry: prominence

Françaiséminence
DeutschAuffälligkeit, erhöhte Stelle

noun horse

Españolmontura, caballería, cabalgadura
中文馬 /马 mǎ
हिन्दीघोड़ा ghoṛā, अश्व aśva
Kiswahilirikabu
Portuguêsmontaria
Françaismonture
DeutschReitpferd, Reittier
Italianodestriero
Русскийскаку́н skakún

noun a mounting

Españolmontura
中文支架 zhījià
हिन्दीचढ़ना caṛhnā, चढ़ाई caṛhāī
Françaismonture, support
DeutschHalterung, Halter, Sockel, Pfosten

noun rider in cavalry

中文騎兵 /骑兵 qíbīng
Portuguêscavaleiro
Françaiscavalier
DeutschReiter

verb to attach an object to a support — see also install, set

Españolmontar
Françaismonter
Deutschbefestigen, anbringen, montieren, anschrauben
Românămonta

verb to get upon; to ascend; to climb

हिन्दीचढ़ना caṛhnā
Portuguêssubir
Françaismonter, grimper
Deutschbesteigen, ersteigen, erklimmen, aufsteigen

verb to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride

Españolmontar, cabalgar, subirse, acaballarse
中文騎 /骑
हिन्दीचढ़ना caṛhnā
Portuguêsmontar
Françaischevaucher, enfourcher
Deutschbesteigen, sich setzen auf (vt.), fahren (vt.)
Românăîncăleca
Русскийвзбира́ться vzbirátʹsja, взобра́ться vzobrátʹsja
العربيةرَكِبَ rakiba

verb to cause to mount; to put on horseback

Españolacaballar
Deutschausrüsten, beladen

verb to cause something to rise or ascend

Françaismonter
Deutschstartklar machen

verb to rise on high

Françaisélever
Deutscherheben, aufsteigen lassen, in die Höhe heben

verb computing: to attach a drive or device

Españolmontar
中文掛載 /挂载 guàzài
Portuguêsmontar
Françaismonter
Deutschmounten, anmelden, einhängen, einbinden
Русскийсмонти́ровать smontírovatʹ

verb to increase in quantity or intensity

Françaisaugmenter, progresser
Deutschzunehmen, stärken

verb to attain in value; to amount to

Françaiss'élever
Deutschzunehmen, sich belaufen auf

verb to get on top of an animal to mate

Españolmontar
Portuguêsmontar
Françaismonter, sauter
Deutschbespringen, besteigen, decken

verb to have sexual intercourse with someone

Españolmontar
Françaissauter, se taper, se cogner
Deutschbespringen, besteigen, pimpern
Italianomontare

verb to begin an assault, campaign etc.

Españolmontar
中文發動 /发动 fādòng, 發起 /发起 fāqǐ
Françaislancer
Deutscheinleiten, beginnen, starten, eröffnen, in Gang setzen

verb to deploy cannon for use

DeutschGefechtsposition einnehmen, einrichten, aufstellen, ausrichten

verb to prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc.

Españolmontar

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@misc{mount_2026,
  title = {mount},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mount},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}