mount

v. climb up, ascend; raise; ride; get up on; establish; frame

n. animal which can be ridden; vehicle which can be mounted; pedestal; riding; ascending, act of mounting; placing; frame; mountain, hill (used only as a title in the name of a mountain, i.e. Mount Hermon)

The word mount (from the Latin mons, mountain or hill) has many meanings:Mount may be short for mountain; this is the origin of names such as Mount AraratA mount is a riding animal, i.e. a (usually domesticated) animal intending for riding—an equine such as horse, camel, elephant or garuda; to mount means to sit astride such an animalTo mount is to climb or to stand atop something; in this sense, it can also refer euphemistically to copulation, especially between animalsMounting, in taxidermy, is the preparation of dead animals for displayMounting, to a guitarist means to support the instrument with the leg, as opposed to a strap or sittingMounting, in graphic arts, is attaching an item such a print to a heavy backing such as foamcoreA mount is a point to which additional equipment, such as a weapon, camera, winch or telescope can be attached to a fixed point or to a vehicle so that the operator need not support nor stabilise the equipment; see also gun turret, hard pointTelescope mount, a device used to position, support, and stabilize a telescopeLens mountA mount (grappling), is a favorable position where a combatant sits astride the adversary's chestA mount in gymnastics is the maneuver of going from the ground onto a gymnastic apparatus, such as the balance beam or parallel barsMount, a Unix system utility to make a file system accessible at a certain point in the directory treeMount (streaming) Points are also used in streaming software systemsThe Mount (Lenox, Massachusetts) is the name of Edith Wharton's home in the Berkshires
See more at Wikipedia.org...

Mount 1. to fix in or on a support. 2. a support on which something may be fixed. 3. to prepare specimens and slides for study. 4. [more]Mount - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a lightweight horse kept for riding only
(synonym) saddle horse, riding horse
(hypernym) horse, Equus caballus
(hyponym) remount
(derivation) hop on, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
2. the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
(synonym) climb
(hypernym) rise, ascent, ascension, ascending
(hyponym) scaling
(derivation) climb, climb up, go up
3. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
(synonym) mountain
(hypernym) natural elevation, elevation
(hyponym) alp
(part-meronym) mountain peak
4. 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"
(synonym) setting
(hypernym) mounting
(hyponym) pave
5. something forming a back that is added for strengthening
(synonym) backing
(hypernym) layer, bed
(part-holonym) framework, frame, framing
Verb
1. attach to a support; "They mounted the aerator on a floating"
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) remount
(derivation) backing
2. go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
(synonym) wax, climb, rise
(hypernym) increase
(hyponym) jump
(derivation) climb
3. fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
(hypernym) fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
(derivation) setting
4. put up or launch; "mount a campaign against pronography"
(hypernym) initiate, pioneer
5. get on the back of; "mount a horse"
(synonym) hop on, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) remount
(derivation) saddle horse, riding horse
6. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
(synonym) climb, climb up, go up
(hypernym) rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
(hyponym) scale
(derivation) climb
7. prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"
(synonym) put on
(hypernym) organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
(hyponym) rerun
8. copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
(synonym) ride
(hypernym) copulate, mate, pair, couple
(classification) mammal

(v.)
The cardboard or cloth on which a drawing, photograph, or the like is mounted; a mounting.
  

(v.)
That upon which a person or thing is mounted
  

(v.)
A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always instead of mountain, when put before a proper name; as, Mount Washington; otherwise, chiefly in poetry.
  

(v.)
A horse.
  

(v.)
A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound.
  

(v.)
A bank; a fund.
  

(v. t.)
To raise aloft; to lift on high.
  

(v. t.)
To place one's self on, as a horse or other animal, or anything that one sits upon; to bestride.
  

(v. t.)
To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses.
  

(v. t.)
Hence: To put upon anything that sustains and fits for use, as a gun on a carriage, a map or picture on cloth or paper; to prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a diamond by setting, or a sword blade by adding the hilt, scabbard, etc.
  

(n.)
To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with up.
  

(n.)
To get up on anything, as a platform or scaffold; especially, to seat one's self on a horse for riding.
  

(n.)
To attain in value; to amount.