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    mount
    [maʊnt]
    verb
    mount (verb) · mounts (third person present) · mounted (past tense) · mounted (past participle) · mounting (present participle)
    1. climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface):
      "he mounted the steps"
      Opposite:
    2. organize and initiate (a campaign or other course of action):
      "the company had successfully mounted takeover bids"
      • (of a feeling) become stronger or more intense:
        "his anxiety mounted as messages were left unanswered"
      • (of blood) rise visibly into the cheeks:
        "feeling the blush mount in her cheeks, she looked down quickly"
    3. place or fix (an object) on a support:
      "fluorescent lights are mounted on the ceiling" · "the engine is mounted behind the rear seats"
    noun
    mount (noun) · mounts (plural noun)
    1. a backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display:
      "a decorated photograph mount" · "delicate mounts for necklaces, earrings, and rings"
      • a glass microscope slide for securing a specimen to be viewed.
      • a stamp hinge.
    2. a support for a gun, camera, or similar piece of equipment:
      "heavy cannon were torn from their mounts" · "a mount for a pair of binoculars"
    3. a horse that is ridden or is available for riding:
      "he hung on to his mount's bridle"
      Similar:
      • an opportunity to ride a horse, especially as a jockey:
        "the jockey's injuries forced him to give up the coveted mount on Cool Ground"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French munter, based on Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’.
    mount
    [maʊnt]
    noun
    mount (noun) · mounts (plural noun)
    1. a mountain or hill (archaic except in place names):
      "Mount Etna"
    2. any of several fleshy prominences on the palm of the hand regarded in palmistry as signifying the degree of influence of a particular planet:
      "the mount of Mars"
    Origin
    Old English munt, from Latin mons, mont- ‘mountain’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French mont.
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