mount

mount
I UK [maʊnt] / US verb
Word forms "mount":
present tense I/you/we/they mount he/she/it mounts present participle mounting past tense mounted past participle mounted
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1) [intransitive] if a particular feeling mounts, it gets stronger over a period of time

Tension continues to mount between the two parties.

2) [transitive] to prepare for and begin an activity or event

We are mounting a campaign to recruit more volunteers.

Government forces have mounted an attack on a rebel base.

3)
a) [transitive, often passive] to fix something firmly in a particular place or position

I spotted a machine gun mounted on the roof.

b) to fix a picture, photograph etc onto a piece of stiff paper

Each photograph is mounted on a cardboard backing.

4) [intransitive/transitive] to get on a horse
5) [transitive] formal to go up stairs, or to climb up somewhere

He mounted the steps to receive his award.

6) [transitive] if a male animal mounts a female animal, he climbs on her back in order to have sex
Phrasal verbs:
II UK [maʊnt] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "mount":
singular mount plural mounts
1) a piece of stiff paper or card on which you fix a picture, photograph etc
2) a base on which something such as a large heavy gun is fixed
3) a mountain: used in names

Mount Kenya

4) formal a horse that people ride

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