mount

1 verb

1 INCREASE (I) to increase gradually, especially in a way that makes a situation worse: The tension here is mounting, as we await the final result. | For days after the accident, the death toll continued to mount.

—see also: mounting 1

2 mount a campaign/attack/exhibition etc to plan, organize, and begin an event or a course of action: Scott mounted an expedition to the South Pole.

3 HORSE/BICYCLE (I, T) to get on a horse, bicycle etc: She mounted and rode off.

—opposite dismount (1)

4 CLIMB STAIRS (T) formal to go up something such as a set of stairs: We mounted some stone steps to a gallery.

5 be mounted to/on to be fixed to something and supported by it: The statue was mounted on a marble plinth.

6 PICTURE (T) to fix a picture or photograph to a larger piece of stiff paper so that it looks more attractive

7 SEX (T) technical if a male animal mounts a female animal, he gets up onto her back to have sex

8 mount guard (over) formal to guard a place, especially as a military duty

mount up phrasal verb (I) to gradually increase in size or amount: Our debts are beginning to mount up again. 2 noun (C)

1 Mount part of the name of a mountain: Mount Everest

2 a horse that you ride on

3 old use a mountain