1. Attach to a support
   "They mounted the aerator on a floating"
    
2. Fix onto a backing, setting, or support
   "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
    
3. Go up or advance
   "Sales were mounting after prices were lowered";
   - wax, climb, rise
    
4. Get up on the back of, especially a horse
   "mount a horse"; "The cavalry mounted up and prepared to charge";
   - hop on, mount up, get on, jump on
    
5. Put up or launch
   "mount a campaign against pornography"
    
6. Prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
   "mount an attack"; "mount a play";
   - put on
    
7. Go upward with gradual or continuous progress
   "They mounted the steep stairs";
   - climb, climb up, go up, ascend
    
8. Copulate with
   "The bull was mounting the cow";
   - ride
    
9. (computing) make a drive or device available for access (e.g. as part of the directory structure)
   "You need to mount the external hard drive before you can access its files"

1. A land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
   "They planned to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain";
   - mountain
    
2. A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewellery) that holds a gem in place
   "the diamond was in a plain gold mount";
   - setting
    
3. Something forming a back that is added for strengthening
   "The painting was given a sturdy mount to prevent warping";
   - backing
    
4. A lightweight horse kept for riding only
   "They took their mounts out for a leisurely trail ride";
   - saddle horse, riding horse
    
5. The act of climbing something
   "The mount to the summit took several hours";
   - climb

Derived forms: mounted, mounting, mounts

Type of: arise, ascending, ascension, ascent, attach, bed, come up, copulate, couple, devise, elevation, Equus caballus, fix, gear up, get up, go up, horse, hoss [US, informal], increase, initiate, layer, lift, machinate, mate, mounting, move, move up, natural elevation, organise [Brit], organize, pair, pioneer, prepare, ready, reinforcement, rise, set, set up, strengthener, uprise [archaic, literary]

Part of: frame, framework

Encyclopedia: Mount, Perranzabuloe