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Mounting

verb
/ˈmaʊntɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 6.0

Definitions

1.verbTo get upon; to ascend; to climb.
"to mount stairs"
2.verbTo place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
"The rider mounted his horse."
3.verbTo cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
4.verbTo cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
5.verbTo rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
6.verbTo attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
"to mount a mailbox on a post"
7.verbTo attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
8.verb(sometimes with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.
"The bills mounted up and the business failed.  There is mounting tension in Crimea."
9.verbTo attain in value; to amount (to).
10.verbTo get on top of (an animal) to mate.
11.verbTo have sexual intercourse with someone.
12.verbTo begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
"The General gave the order to mount the attack."
13.verbTo deploy (cannon) for use.
"to mount a cannon"
14.verbTo prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
15.verbTo incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).
"Mount the sauce with one tablespoon of butter."
16.nounSomething mounted; an attachment.
17.nounThe act of one who mounts.
18.adjectiveThat continues to mount; steadily accumulating.
"mounting debts"

Synonyms

coitizego to bed withsleep withclimbinstigationclimbingfomentationincreasinglyincreasingincreasegrowingheightened

Antonyms

demountdismountunmount

Rhymes With

recountingaccountingcountingdiscountingsurmountingcost accountingamountingmethod of accounting
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