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mount (iou)



mount verb. ME.
[Old French munter, (also mod.) monter from Proto-Romance, from Latin mont-, mons MOUNT noun1. Cf. AMOUNT verb.]
I. verb intrans.
Go or move upwards, ascend, (freq. foll. by up); (of the blood) rise into the cheeks. Also, extend in an upward direction. ME.
C. Kingsley A body of gladiators..planting their scaling-ladders..mounted to the attack. A. Trollope The blood mounted all over his face. G. Greene A bank mounted steeply on either side of the train.
Get on a horse, bicycle, etc., for the purpose of riding. (Foll. by on, to.) ME.
F. Norris Annixter mounted and rode into Bonneville.
Amount or be equal to a certain number, quantity, etc. LME-M18.
Pope Bring then these blessings to a strict account;..see to what they mount.
fig.
a. Rise or ascend to a higher level of rank, power, etc.; be or become elevated. LME.
Wordsworth As high as we have mounted in delight In our dejection do we sink as low.
b. Go back in time. Foll. by (up) to. L18.
J. M. Jephson An antiquity which mounts up to the eighth century.
Increase in amount or intensity; (of a sound) rise in pitch, grow louder. Freq. foll. by up. LME.
Get up on something serving to raise one from a lower to a higher level. M17.
Orig., ascend a stage, platform, etc.; appear as a performer. Later spec., appear as a witness, give (false) evidence. arch. slang. M18.
II. verb trans.
Cause to ascend or rise; lift up or up; erect. ME-E19.
J. Clare Water-lilies mount their snowy buds.
fig. Elevate; raise to a higher level of rank, power, etc. M16-L18.
F. Quarles Who mounts the meeke, and beates the lofty downe.
Set or place on an elevation. Now only foll. by on, upon. M16.
Dryden We bear thee on our Backs and mount thee on the Throne. M. Kingsley A cluster of outbuildings..each mounted on poles.
a. Raise (guns) into position; place in a position ready for firing. Also (now rare), raise the muzzle of (a gun); place at a particular angle of elevation. M16.
Shakespeare King John By east and west let France and England mount Their battering cannon, charged to the mouths. Shooting Life To mount the gun in a position that might not suit you.
b. Provide (a fort, ship, etc.) with guns (usu. in pass.). Also, (of a fort, ship, etc.) have (guns) in position. M17.
H. Latham Earthworks mounted with cannon. B. B. Schofield The German ships..mounted 10 5.9-inch and 5 5-inch guns.
c. Place (a guard, watch, etc.) for the purpose of defence or observation. Now chiefly in mount guard s.v. GUARD noun. E18.
Place (a person) on a horse, bicycle, etc., for the purpose of riding; help into the saddle, provide with a horse for riding; in pass., be seated on horseback. E17.
H. Belloc I don't suppose he rides, but I can't mount him anyhow. A. Harding Charles, mounted upon the same horse.
a. Fix in position for a particular purpose; bring into readiness for operation. E18.
Outing (US) He mounted his rod, and tried casting in shallow water.
b. Set or place in or on or fix to a support, esp. for the purpose of display; spec. (a) surround (a picture etc.) with a margin, fasten (a drawing etc.) on to a card or other backing; (b) set (a gem etc.) in gold etc.; (c) secure (an object) on a microscope slide; (d) prepare (a preserved specimen) for examination and viewing. Also, fit (esp. decorative furniture) with ornamental edges, borders, etc. E19.
G. J. Hinde Spicules..when mounted in Canada balsam are nearly transparent. G. Greene Photographs mounted on mauve silk in oval frames.
Put on or show oneself as wearing (an article of clothing). arch. E19.
S. Lover It was time to..mount fresh linen and cambric.
Stage, present for public viewing or display, (a play, exhibition, etc.). Also, put on, produce, (a radio or television programme). L19.
Listener The first town that..asked us to mount a festival. H. Carpenter The Group Theatre..mounted a couple of small-scale productions.
Take action to initiate or effect (esp. a military offensive). M20.
New York Times Warplanes of the Far East Air Forces mounted 1,283 sorties. Listener Governments mount big campaigns to secure an 'incomes policy'.
III. verb trans.
a. Ascend, climb up, (a hill, slope, stairs, etc.). L15.
b. Rise on to (an obstruction etc.) in the course of progression, esp. accidentally. M20.
Morning Post He just managed to avoid a crash.., and in doing so he mounted the footpath.
Get on (a horse, bicycle, etc.) for the purpose of riding. M16.
Esp. of an animal: get on for the purpose of copulation. L17.
Ascend and take a place in or on; get up on or into. L17.
mount the ladder: see LADDER noun 1b.
C. Thirlwall Since he himself had mounted the throne. P. Abrahams He's very sure of himself, Rae thought as he mounted the pulpit. Times Sentenced to death for drug trafficking and soon to mount the gallows.
mountable adjective (earlier in UNMOUNTABLE) E17.
mounter noun E17.