mount

Found in thesaurus: ascending, rise, mounting, strengthener, increase, set, prepare, move, uprise, go up, get up, copulate, mate

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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)

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Mount

Mount may refer to:

Displays and equipment

Weapon mount, equipment used to secure an armament
A fixed point for attaching equipment, such as a hardpoint on an airframe
Hanging scroll for mounting paintings
The display of an item on a heavy backing such as foamcore
- Physically attaching a picture or a painting on to a support followed by framing with a picture frame.
- Pinning up biological specimen on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissecting or display.
Preservation methods used for display e.g. in a museum of fixed dead biological specimen which can be classified into wet or dry methods.
- Preparing dead animals for display in taxidermy
Mounting a coverslip on a specimen on a microscopic slide.
Telescope mount, a device used to support a telescope
Lens mount, an interface used to fix a lens to a camera

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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

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mount

v. pořádat; vzrůstat; vystoupit do čeho/na co; nasednout; připevnit; zvýšit se

n. hora; jezdecký kůň

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Czas. organizować; montować; podnosić się; zwiększać się; wchodzić/wspinać się (na coś); dosiadać; siadać; montować; narastać

Rzecz. góra; szczyt