mount

Noun
  1. A lightweight horse kept for riding only (synset 102380355)
    is a type of: equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
    subtypes:
    • remount - a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle
    • palfrey - especially a light saddle horse for a woman
    • warhorse - horse used in war
    • prancer - a mettlesome or fiery horse
    • hack - a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
    • cow pony - a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle
    • quarter horse - a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia
    • morgan - an American breed of small compact saddle horses
    • plantation walking horse, tennessee walker, tennessee walking horse, walking horse - a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk
    • american saddle horse - a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky
    • appaloosa - a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump
    • arab, arabian - a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
    • lipizzan, lippizan, lippizaner - a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage
    • buckskin - horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
    • crow-bait, crowbait - an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows
    • dun - horse of a dull brownish grey color
    • gray, grey - horse of a light gray or whitish color
    same as: riding horse, saddle horse
  2. The act of climbing something (synset 100325936)
    "it was a difficult climb to the top"
    is a type of: ascending, ascension, ascent, rise - the act of changing location in an upward direction
    subtypes:
    same as: climb
  3. A land mass that projects well above its surroundings;
    Higher than a hill (synset 109382700)
    is a type of: elevation, natural elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation
    subtypes:
    • alp - any high mountain
    • ben - a mountain or tall hill
    • seamount - an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
    • volcano - a mountain formed by volcanic material
    specific instances: black hills - mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
    has:
    same as: mountain
  4. A mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place (synset 103798059)
    "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"
    is a type of: mounting - framework used for support or display
    subtypes: pave - a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
    same as: setting
  5. Something forming a back that is added for strengthening (synset 102772465)
    is a type of:
    is a part of: frame, framework - a structure supporting or containing something
    same as: backing
Verb
  1. Attach to a support (synset 201345886)
    "They mounted the aerator on a floating"
    is a type of: attach - cause to be attached
    subtypes: remount - mount again, as after disassembling something
  2. Go up or advance (synset 200434185)
    "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
    is a type of: increase - become bigger or greater in amount
    subtypes:
    • jump - increase suddenly and significantly
    • advance, gain - rise in rate or price
    same as: climb, rise, wax
  3. Fix onto a backing, setting, or support (synset 200408558)
    "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
    is a type of: fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
  4. Put up or launch (synset 201652666)
    "mount a campaign against pornography"
    is a type of: initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
  5. Get up on the back of (synset 201927367)
    "mount a horse"
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    subtypes: remount - mount again
    same as: bestride, climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount up
  6. Go upward with gradual or continuous progress (synset 201925957)
    "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
    is a type of: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise - move upward
    subtypes:
    • scale - climb up by means of a ladder
    • escalade - climb up and over
    • ramp - creep up -- used especially of plants
    • mountaineer - climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
    • ride - climb up on the body
    same as: climb, climb up, go up
  7. Prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance (synset 201652793)
    "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play"
    is a type of: devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare - arrange by systematic planning and united effort
    subtypes: rerun - rerun a performance of a play, for example
    same as: put on
  8. Copulate with (synset 201431955)
    "The bull was riding the cow"
    referred to in: mammal, mammalian - any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
    is a type of: copulate, couple, mate, pair - engage in sexual intercourse
    same as: ride

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