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English noun: mount | |||
| 1. | mount (animal) a lightweight horse kept for riding only | ||
| Synonyms | riding horse, saddle horse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Equus caballus, horse | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | American saddle horse, Appaloosa, Arab, Arabian, buckskin, cow pony, crow-bait, crowbait, dun, gray, grey, hack, Lipizzan, Lippizan, Lippizaner, Morgan, palfrey, Plantation walking horse, prancer, quarter horse, remount, Tennessee walker, Tennessee walking horse, Walking horse, warhorse | ||
| 2. | mount (act) the act of climbing something | ||
| Samples | It was a difficult climb to the top. | ||
| Synonyms | climb | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascending, ascension, ascent, rise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clamber, mountain climbing, mountaineering, rock climbing, scaling | ||
| 3. | mount (object) a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill | ||
| Synonyms | mountain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elevation, natural elevation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alp, ben, seamount, volcano | ||
| Instance hyponym | Black Hills | ||
| Part holonym | mountain peak, mountainside, versant | ||
| 4. | mount (artifact) a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place | ||
| Samples | The diamond was in a plain gold mount. | ||
| Synonyms | setting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mounting | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pave | ||
| 5. | mount (artifact) something forming a back that is added for strengthening | ||
| Synonyms | backing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bed, layer, reinforcement, strengthener | ||
| Part meronym | framework | ||
English verb: mount | |||
| 1. | mount (contact) attach to a support | ||
| Samples | They mounted the aerator on a floating. | ||
| Examples | The men mount the bookshelves | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | remount | ||
| 2. | mount (change) go up or advance | ||
| Samples | Sales were climbing after prices were lowered. | ||
| Synonyms | climb, rise, wax | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advance, gain, jump | ||
| Antonyms | wane | ||
| 3. | mount (change) fix onto a backing, setting, or support | ||
| Samples | Mount slides for macroscopic analysis. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | ||
| 4. | mount (creation) put up or launch | ||
| Samples | Mount a campaign against pornography. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | initiate, pioneer | ||
| 5. | mount (motion) get up on the back of | ||
| Samples | Mount a horse. | ||
| Synonyms | bestride, climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | remount | ||
| Antonyms | hop out, get off | ||
| 6. | mount (motion) go upward with gradual or continuous progress | ||
| Samples | Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?. | ||
| Synonyms | climb, climb up, go up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | escalade, mountaineer, ramp, ride, scale | ||
| 7. | mount (creation) prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance | ||
| Samples | Mount a theater production. Mount an attack. Mount a play. | ||
| Synonyms | put on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rerun | ||
| 8. | mount (contact) copulate with | ||
| Samples | The bull was riding the cow. | ||
| Synonyms | ride | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | copulate, couple, mate, pair | ||
| Domain category | mammal, mammalian | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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