mount

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To get up onto something, especially a horse or bicycle.

   She mounted her horse and rode away.

2. 2
   verb

   To fix or attach something onto a wall, support or backing.

   They mounted the television on the living room wall.

3. 3
   verb

   To organize and begin an activity or event.

   The group mounted a campaign against the new law.

4. 4
   verb

   To gradually increase in amount or intensity.

   As the deadline approached, the pressure began to mount.

5. 5
   noun

   A support or frame that holds something in place.

   The diamond was held in a plain gold mount.

Common collocations

• mount an attack Verb + noun

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.

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