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1. An event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude, temperature or intensity etc.)
   - climb, climbing
    
2. Framework used for support or display

1. Attach to a support
   "They mounted the aerator on a floating"
    
2. Go up or advance
   "Sales were mounting after prices were lowered";
   - wax, climb, rise
    
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";
   - hop on, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
    
6. Go upward with gradual or continuous progress
   - climb, climb up, go up
    
7. Prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
   "mount an attack"; "mount a play";
   - put on
    
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)

Derived forms: mountings

See also: alight

Type of: arise, ascension, ascent, attach, come up, copulate, couple, devise, fix, frame, framework, gear up, get up, go up, increase, initiate, lift, machinate, mate, move, move up, organise [Brit], organize, pair, pioneer, prepare, ready, rise, rising, set, set up, uprise

Encyclopedia: Mounting