mount
1. a lightweight horse kept for riding only (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
saddle horse, riding horse
• Hypernyms:
horse, Equus caballus
• Hyponyms:
remount, palfrey, warhorse, prancer, hack,
cow pony, quarter horse, Morgan, Tennessee walker, Tennessee walking horse, Walking horse,
Plantation walking horse, American saddle horse, Appaloosa, Arabian, Arab, Lippizan,
Lipizzan, Lippizaner, buckskin, crowbait, crow-bait, dun,
grey, gray
2. the act of climbing something (Freq. 1)
- it was a difficult climb to the top
• Syn:
climb
• Derivationally related forms:
climb (for: climb)
• Hypernyms:
rise, ascent, ascension, ascending
• Hyponyms:
scaling, clamber, mountain climbing, mountaineering, rock climbing
3. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings;
higher than a hill
• Syn:
mountain
• Derivationally related forms:
mountainous (for: mountain), mountaineer (for: mountain)
• Hypernyms:
natural elevation, elevation
• Hyponyms:
alp, ben, seamount, volcano
• Instance Hyponyms:
Black Hills
• Part Meronyms:
mountain peak, mountainside, versant
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:
setting
• Derivationally related forms:
set (for: setting)
• Hypernyms:
mounting
• Hyponyms:
pave
5. something forming a back that is added for strengthening
• Syn:
backing
• Derivationally related forms:
back (for: backing)
• Hypernyms:
layer, bed, strengthener, reinforcement
• Part Holonyms:
framework
1. attach to a support (Freq. 10)
- They mounted the aerator on a floating
• Hypernyms:
attach
• Hyponyms:
remount
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- The men mount the bookshelves
2. go up or advance (Freq. 8)
- Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
• Syn:
wax, climb, rise
• Ant:
wane (for: wax)
• Derivationally related forms:
rise (for: rise), climb (for: climb), mounting, waxing (for: wax)
• Hypernyms:
increase
• Hyponyms:
jump, advance, gain
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. fix onto a backing, setting, or support (Freq. 6)
- mount slides for macroscopic analysis
• Derivationally related forms:
mounter, mounting
• Hypernyms:
fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. put up or launch (Freq. 4)
- mount a campaign against pornography
• Hypernyms:
initiate, pioneer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. get up on the back of (Freq. 3)
- mount a horse
• Syn:
hop on, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
• Ant:
hop out (for: hop on)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
remount
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. go upward with gradual or continuous progress (Freq. 3)
- Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
• Syn:
climb, climb up, go up
• See Also:
climb on (for: climb), climb down (for: climb)
• Derivationally related forms:
mounter, mounting, climb (for: climb), climber (for: climb), climbing (for: climb)
• Hypernyms:
rise, lift, arise, move up, go up,
come up, uprise
• Hyponyms:
scale, escalade, ramp, mountaineer, ride
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
7. prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
- mount a theater production
- mount an attack
- mount a play
• Syn:
put on
• Hypernyms:
organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
• Hyponyms:
rerun
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. copulate with
- The bull was riding the cow
• Syn:
ride
• Topics:
mammal, mammalian
• Hypernyms:
copulate, mate, pair, couple
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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