Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mount
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1. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. ascend or climb (a hill, stairs, etc.). 2 tr. a get up on (an animal, esp. a horse) to ride it. b set (a person) on horseback. c provide (a person) with a horse. d (as mounted adj.) serving on horseback (mounted police). 3 tr. go up or climb on to (a raised surface). 4 intr. a move upwards. b (often foll. by up) increase, accumulate. c (of a feeling) become stronger or more intense (excitement was mounting). d (of the blood) rise into the cheeks. 5 tr. (esp. of a male animal) get on to (a female) to copulate. 6 tr. (often foll. by on) place (an object) on an elevated support. 7 tr. a set in or attach to a backing, setting, or other support. b attach (a picture etc.) to a mount or frame. c fix (an object for viewing) on a microscope slide. 8 tr. a arrange (a play, exhibition, etc.) or present for public view or display. b take action to initiate (a programme, campaign, etc.). 9 tr. prepare (specimens) for preservation. 10 tr. a bring into readiness for operation. b raise (guns) into position on a fixed mounting. 11 intr. rise to a higher level of rank, power, etc. --n. 1 a backing, setting, or other support on which a picture etc. is set for display. 2 the margin surrounding a picture or photograph. 3 a a horse available for riding. b an opportunity to ride a horse, esp. as a jockey. 4 = stamp-hinge (see HINGE). Phrases and idioms mount guard (often foll. by over) perform the duty of guarding; take up sentry duty. Derivatives mountable adj. mounter n. Etymology: ME f. OF munter, monter ult. f. L (as MOUNT(2)) 2. n. archaic (except before a name): mountain, hill (Mount Everest; Mount of Olives). Etymology: ME f. OE munt & OF mont f. L mons montis mountain
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English munt & Anglo-French munt, mont, both from Latin mont-, mons; akin to Welsh mynydd ~ain, Latin minari to project, threaten Date: before 12th century a high hill ; ~ain, earthwork 1, mound 2a(1), II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French munter, monter, from Vulgar Latin *montare, from Latin mont-, mons Date: 14th century intransitive verb rise, ascend, to increase in a~ or extent , to get up on something above the level of the ground, transitive verb 1. to go up ; climb, b. to seat or place oneself on, to climb on top of for copulation, 2. to lift up ; raise, b. to put or have (as artillery) in position, to have as equipment, c. to organize and equip (an attacking force) , to launch and carry out (as an assault or a campaign), to set on something that elevates, 4. to cause to get on a means of conveyance, to furnish with animals for riding, to post or set up for defense or observation , 6. to attach to a support, to arrange or assemble for use or display, 7. to prepare (as a specimen) for examination or display, to prepare and supply with materials needed for performance or execution , ~able adjective ~er noun III. noun Date: 15th century an act or instance of ~ing, frame, support: as, the material (as cardboard) on which a picture is ~ed, a jewelry setting, c. an undercarriage or part on which a device (as a motor or an artillery piece) rests in service, an attachment for an accessory, a hinge, card, or acetate envelope for ~ing a stamp, a glass slide with its accessories on which objects are placed for examination with a microscope, a means of conveyance ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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