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mount

1 mount /ˈmaʊnt/ verb
mounts; mounted; mounting
1 mount
/ˈmaʊnt/
verb
mounts; mounted; mounting
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOUNT
[+ object] : to go or climb up (something) : to climb up onto (something)
[no object] : to increase in amount
: to seat yourself on a horse, bicycle, etc.
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] : to attach (something) to something for support or use
often + on
[+ object] : to organize and do (something that usually requires the effort of many people)
[+ object] of a male animal : to climb onto (a female animal) in order to have sex

— mounting

adjective
2 mount /ˈmaʊnt/ noun
plural mounts
2 mount
/ˈmaʊnt/
noun
plural mounts
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOUNT
[count]
: something onto which something else is or can be attached
old-fashioned + literary : a horse that is being ridden by a person
compare 3mount
3 mount /ˈmaʊnt/ noun
plural mounts
3 mount
/ˈmaʊnt/
noun
plural mounts
Britannica Dictionary definition of MOUNT
[count]
compare 2mount