Mount | Mean of mount in English Dictionary

/ˈmaʊnt/

• Verb
• to go or climb up (something)
1. mount a ladder
2. mount the stairs
3. mount a platform
• to increase in amount
1. Their troubles have continued to mount.
2. The pressure mounted as the crisis continued.
3. Costs can mount (up) very quickly.
• to seat yourself on a horse, bicycle, etc.
1. The cowboy mounted his horse and then quickly dismounted.
2. She mounted her bicycle and rode away.
3. The cowboy mounted (up) and rode off.

• to attach (something) to something for support or use
1. The jeweler mounted the pearl in a ring.
2. She mounted the photograph to a piece of cardboard.
3. The airplane's engines are mounted on the wings. [=are attached to the wings]
4. He mounted a rack on the roof of his car.
5. The speakers were mounted on the walls.
6. He mounted a specimen on a slide for examination with a microscope.
• to organize and do (something that usually requires the effort of many people)
1. mount an assault/attack
2. The police have mounted a nationwide search for the killer.
3. She is expected to mount a serious challenge in the coming election.
4. The museum is mounting an exhibition of his paintings.
• to climb onto (a female animal) in order to have sex
• Noun
• something onto which something else is or can be attached
1. a lens mount [=the part of a camera where a lens is attached]
• a horse that is being ridden by a person
1. The cowboy got down slowly from his mount.