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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOUNT, n. [L. mons, literally a heap or an elevation.]
1. A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land. Mount is used for an eminence or elevation of earth, indefinite in highth or size, and may be a hillock, hill or mountain. We apply it to Mount Blanc, in Switzerland, to Mount Tom and Mount Holyoke, in Massachusetts, and it is applied in Scripture to the small hillocks on which sacrifice was offered as well as to Mount Sinai. Jacob offered sacrifice on the mount or heap of stones raised for a witness between him and Laban. Genesis 31.
2. A mound; a bulwark for offense or defense.
Hew ye down trees and cast a mount against Jerusalem. Jeremiah 6.
3. Formerly, a bank or fund of money.
MOUNT, v.i.
1. To rise on high; to ascend; with or without up.
Doth the eagle mount up at thy command? Job 39.
The fire of trees and houses mounts on high.
2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to be built to a great altitude.
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven. Jeremiah 51.
3. To get on horseback.
4. To leap upon any animal.
5. To amount; to rise in value.
Bring then these blessings to a strict account,
Make fair deductions, see to what they mount.
MOUNT, v.t. To raise aloft; to lift on high.
What power is it which mounts my love so high?
1. To ascend; to climb; to get upon an elevated place; as, to mount a throne.
2. To place one's self on horseback; as, to mount a horse.
3. To furnish with horses; as, to mount a troop. The dragoons were well mounted.
4. To put on or cover with something; to embellish with ornaments; as, to mount a sword.
5. To carry; to be furnished with; as, a ship of the line mounts seventy four guns; a fort mounts a hundred cannon.
6. To raise and place on a carriage; as, to mount a cannon.
To mount guard, to take the station and do the duty of a sentinel.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a lightweight horse kept for riding only [syn: saddle horse, riding horse, mount]
2: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top" [syn: climb, mount]
3: a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill [syn: mountain, mount]
4: 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" [syn: mount, setting]
5: something forming a back that is added for strengthening [syn: backing, mount] v
1: attach to a support; "They mounted the aerator on a floating"
2: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" [syn: wax, mount, climb, rise] [ant: wane]
3: fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
4: put up or launch; "mount a campaign against pornography"
5: get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride] [ant: get off, hop out]
6: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: climb, climb up, mount, go up]
7: prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" [syn: mount, put on]
8: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: ride, mount]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English munt & Anglo-French munt, mont, both from Latin mont-, mons; akin to Welsh mynydd mountain, Latin minari to project, threaten Date: before 12th century 1. a high hill ; mountain — used especially before an identifying name <Mount Everest> 2. archaic earthwork 1 3. mound 2a(1) II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French munter, monter, from Vulgar Latin *montare, from Latin mont-, mons Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. rise, ascend 2. to increase in amount or extent <expenses began to mount> 3. to get up on something above the level of the ground; especially to seat oneself (as on a horse) for riding transitive verb 1. a. to go up ; climb b. (1) to seat or place oneself on (2) to climb on top of for copulation 2. a. to lift up ; raise b. (1) to put or have (as artillery) in position (2) to have as equipment c. (1) to organize and equip (an attacking force) <mount an army> (2) to launch and carry out (as an assault or a campaign) 3. to set on something that elevates 4. a. to cause to get on a means of conveyance b. to furnish with animals for riding 5. to post or set up for defense or observation <mounted some guards> 6. a. to attach to a support b. to arrange or assemble for use or display 7. a. to prepare (as a specimen) for examination or display b. to prepare and supply with materials needed for performance or execution <mount an opera> • mountable adjective • mounter noun III. noun Date: 15th century 1. an act or instance of mounting; specifically an opportunity to ride a horse in a race 2. frame, support: as a. the material (as cardboard) on which a picture is mounted b. a jewelry setting c. (1) an undercarriage or part on which a device (as a motor or an artillery piece) rests in service (2) an attachment for an accessory d. a hinge, card, or acetate envelope for mounting a stamp e. a glass slide with its accessories on which objects are placed for examination with a microscope 3. a means of conveyance; especially saddle horse

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. ascend or climb (a hill, stairs, etc.). 2 tr. a get up on (an animal, esp. a horse) to ride it. b set (a person) on horseback. c provide (a person) with a horse. d (as mounted adj.) serving on horseback (mounted police). 3 tr. go up or climb on to (a raised surface). 4 intr. a move upwards. b (often foll. by up) increase, accumulate. c (of a feeling) become stronger or more intense (excitement was mounting). d (of the blood) rise into the cheeks. 5 tr. (esp. of a male animal) get on to (a female) to copulate. 6 tr. (often foll. by on) place (an object) on an elevated support. 7 tr. a set in or attach to a backing, setting, or other support. b attach (a picture etc.) to a mount or frame. c fix (an object for viewing) on a microscope slide. 8 tr. a arrange (a play, exhibition, etc.) or present for public view or display. b take action to initiate (a programme, campaign, etc.). 9 tr. prepare (specimens) for preservation. 10 tr. a bring into readiness for operation. b raise (guns) into position on a fixed mounting. 11 intr. rise to a higher level of rank, power, etc. --n. 1 a backing, setting, or other support on which a picture etc. is set for display. 2 the margin surrounding a picture or photograph. 3 a a horse available for riding. b an opportunity to ride a horse, esp. as a jockey. 4 = stamp-hinge (see HINGE). Phrases and idioms: mount guard (often foll. by over) perform the duty of guarding; take up sentry duty. Derivatives: mountable adj. mounter n. Etymology: ME f. OF munter, monter ult. f. L (as MOUNT(2)) 2. n. archaic (except before a name): mountain, hill (Mount Everest; Mount of Olives). Etymology: ME f. OE munt & OF mont f. L mons montis mountain

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mount Mount, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mounting.] [OE. mounten, monten, F. monter, fr. L. mons, montis, mountain. See Mount, n. (above).] 1. To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with up. Though Babylon should mount up to heaven. --Jer. li. 53. The fire of trees and houses mounts on high. --Cowley. 2. To get up on anything, as a platform or scaffold; especially, to seat one's self on a horse for riding. 3. To attain in value; to amount. Bring then these blessings to a strict account, Make fair deductions, see to what they mount. --Pope.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mount Mount (mount), n. [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. Mount, v., Mountain, Mont, Monte, Montem.] 1. 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. 2. A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound. [Obs.] Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem. --Jer. vi. 6. 3. [See Mont de pi['e]t['e].] A bank; a fund. Mount of piety. See Mont de pi['e]t['e].

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mount Mount, v. t. 1. To get upon; to ascend; to climb. Shall we mount again the rural throne? --Dryden. 2. To place one's self on, as a horse or other animal, or anything that one sits upon; to bestride. 3. To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses. ``To mount the Trojan troop.'' --Dryden. 4. 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. 5. To raise aloft; to lift on high. What power is it which mounts my love so high? --Shak. Note: A fort or ship is said to mount cannon, when it has them arranged for use in or about it. To mount guard (Mil.), to go on guard; to march on guard; to do duty as a guard. To mount a play, to prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc., used in the play.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mount Mount, n. [From Mount, v.] That upon which a person or thing is mounted, as: (a) A horse. She had so good a seat and hand, she might be trusted with any mount. --G. Eliot. (b) The cardboard or cloth on which a drawing, photograph, or the like is mounted; a mounting.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mount Mount, n. (Palmistry) Any one of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand which are taken as significant of the influence of ``planets,'' and called the mounts of Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, the Sun or Apollo, and Venus.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(mounts, mounting, mounted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you mount a campaign or event, you organize it and make it take place. ...a security operation mounted by the army. = organize VERB: V n 2. If something mounts, it increases in intensity. For several hours, tension mounted... There was mounting concern in her voice. = rise VERB: V, V-ing 3. If something mounts, it increases in quantity. The uncollected garbage mounts in city streets... He ignored his mounting debts. VERB: V, V-ing • To mount up means the same as to mount. Her medical bills mounted up. PHRASAL VERB: V P 4. If you mount the stairs or a platform, you go up the stairs or go up onto the platform. (FORMAL) Llewelyn was mounting the stairs up into the keep... VERB: V n 5. If you mount a horse or cycle, you climb on to it so that you can ride it. A man in a crash helmet was mounting a motorbike... He went to the small stable where his horse was, harnessed it, mounted, and rode out to the beach. = get on VERB: V n, V 6. If you mount an object on something, you fix it there firmly. Her husband mounts the work on velour paper and makes the frame... ...a specially mounted horse shoe. VERB: V n on n, V-ed, also V n • -mounted ...a wall-mounted electric fan. COMB in ADJ 7. If you mount an exhibition or display, you organize and present it. The gallery has mounted an exhibition of art by Irish women painters. = put on, stage VERB: V n 8. Mount is used as part of the name of a mountain. ...Mount Everest. N-IN-NAMES 9. see also mounted

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Palestine is a hilly country (Deut. 3:25; 11:11; Ezek. 34:13). West of Jordan the mountains stretch from Lebanon far down into Galilee, terminating in Carmel. The isolated peak of Tabor rises from the elevated plain of Esdraelon, which, in the south, is shut in by hills spreading over the greater part of Samaria. The mountains of Western and Middle Palestine do not extend to the sea, but gently slope into plains, and toward the Jordan fall down into the Ghor.

East of the Jordan the Anti-Lebanon, stretching south, terminates in the hilly district called Jebel Heish, which reaches down to the Sea of Gennesareth. South of the river Hieromax there is again a succession of hills, which are traversed by wadies running toward the Jordan. These gradually descend to a level at the river Arnon, which was the boundary of the ancient trans-Jordanic territory toward the south.

The composition of the Palestinian hills is limestone, with occasional strata of chalk, and hence the numerous caves, some of large extent, found there.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. [Used before a proper name and in poetry.] Mountain, high hill. II. v. n. 1. Rise, ascend, arise, uprise, soar, go up, rise on high. 2. Tower, rise, be built up. 3. Get on horseback. 4. Amount, attain in value, count up. III. v. a. 1. Ascend, climb, scale, escalade, get upon. 2. Put or raise (upon something). 3. Embellish, cover with ornaments. 4. (Mil.) Carry, be furnished with. 5. Prepare, make ready. 6. Get upon, bestride.

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