mound

Noun
  1. (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands (synset 103797867)
    referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    is a type of: baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball
    is a part of: baseball diamond, diamond, infield - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
    same as: hill, pitcher's mound
  2. A small natural hill (synset 109349568)
    is a type of: hill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land
    subtypes:
    • anthill, formicary - a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
    • kopje, koppie - a small hill rising up from the African veld
    • molehill - a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing
    same as: hammock, hillock, hummock, knoll
  3. A collection of objects laid on top of each other (synset 107978094)
    is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
    subtypes:
    • compost heap, compost pile - a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost
    • dunghill, midden, muckheap, muckhill - a heap of dung or refuse
    • scrapheap - pile of discarded metal
    • shock - a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
    • slagheap - pile of waste matter from coal mining etc
    • stack - an orderly pile
    • funeral pyre, pyre - wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
    • woodpile - a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel
    • stockpile - a storage pile accumulated for future use
    same as: agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, pile
  4. Structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones (synset 103797581)
    "they built small mounds to hide behind"
    is a type of: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
    subtypes:
    • barbette - (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
    • barrow, burial mound, grave mound, tumulus - (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
    • embankment - a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
    • snow bank, snowbank - a mound or heap of snow
    same as: hill
  5. The position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit (synset 100724235)
    "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound"
    is a type of: position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
    belongs to: baseball team - a team that plays baseball
    same as: pitcher
Verb
  1. Form into a rounded elevation (synset 201664280)
    "mound earth"
    is a type of: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work - make something, usually for a specific function
    subtypes: mound over - form a mound over

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