mounted

[ moun-tid ]

/ ˈmaʊn tɪd /

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adjective

seated or riding on a horse or other animal.

serving on horseback or on some special mount, as soldiers or police.

Military. (formerly) permanently equipped with horses or vehicles for transport. Compare mobile(def 4).

having or set in a mounting: mounted gems.

put into position for use, as guns.

Origin of mounted

First recorded in 1575–85; mount¹ + -ed²

ANTONYMS FOR mounted

1 afoot.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mounted

un·mount·ed, adjective well-mount·ed, adjective

Words nearby mounted

mountainside, mountaintop, mountainy, mountbatten, mountebank, mounted, mounter, mountie, mounting, mounting-block, mountlake terrace

Definition for mounted (2 of 2)

mount ¹

[ mount ]

/ maʊnt /

verb (used with object)

to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.

to get up on (a platform, a horse, etc.).

to set or place at an elevation: to mount a house on stilts.

to furnish with a horse or other animal for riding.

to set or place (a person) on horseback.

to organize, as an army.

to prepare and launch, as an attack or a campaign.

to raise or put into position for use, as a gun.

(of a fortress or warship) to have or carry (guns) in position for use.

to go or put on guard, as a sentry or watch.

to attach to or fix on or in a support, backing, setting, etc.: to mount a photograph; to mount a diamond in a ring.

to arrange for display: to mount a museum exhibit.

to provide (a play, musical comedy, opera, etc.) with scenery, costumes, and other equipment for production.

to prepare (an animal body or skeleton) as a specimen.

(of a male animal) to climb upon (a female) for copulation.

Microscopy.

to prepare (a slide) for microscopic investigation.
to prepare (a sample) for examination by a microscope, as by placing it on a slide.

verb (used without object)

to increase in amount or intensity (often followed by up): The cost of all those small purchases mounts up.

to get up on the back of a horse or other animal for riding.

to rise or go to a higher position, level, degree, etc.; ascend.

to get up on something, as a platform.

noun

the act or a manner of mounting.

a horse, other animal, or sometimes a vehicle, as a bicycle, used, provided, or available for riding.

an act or occasion of riding a horse, especially in a race.

a support, backing, setting, or the like, on or in which something is, or is to be, mounted or fixed.

an ornamental metal piece applied to a piece of wooden furniture.

Microscopy. a prepared slide.

a distinctive metal feature on a sheath or scabbard, as a locket or chape.

Philately. hinge(def 4).

Printing. a wooden or metal block to which a plate is secured for printing.

Origin of mount

1300–50; Middle English mounten < Old French munter, monter < Vulgar Latin *montāre, derivative of Latin mont- (stem of mōns) mount²

SYNONYMS FOR mount

1 scale. See climb.

19 soar.

22 steed, charger, palfrey.

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ANTONYMS FOR mount

1, 19 descend.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mount

mount·a·ble, adjective mount·less, adjective un·mount·a·ble, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for mounted

He mounted a Trace Elliot amplifier on the back of the truck.

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A motley crew of former sailors led by Commodore Joshua Barney mounted the only real resistance to the British.

The Presidential Hopeful Obsessed With the War of 1812 |Ben Jacobs |September 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There, Republican Scott Brown has mounted a surprisingly strong challenge to first-term incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen.

What Do Women Want? Not the GOP |Lloyd Green |September 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In retaliation, Colbert mounted a campaign to turn an obscure book into a bestseller.

Amazon Won’t Kill the Indie Bookstore |Bill Morris |July 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In 1995, Christie, while serving as a county Freeholder, mounted a campaign for the State Assembly.

Chris Christie’s Faking It on Gun Rights |Olivia Nuzzi |July 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They appeared as if one horse had been mounted, and the other led.

Astoria |Washington Irving
It is pear-shaped, about five-eighths of an inch long, and mounted with a gold top, and a hook to pass through the ear.

Jewellery |H. Clifford Smith,
I went back into the corn, found the river, followed it back a long way and mounted into the fork of a low tree.

The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce |Ambrose Bierce
Mrs. Rebecca Heald, the young captain's wife, like Mrs. Helm was mounted on a horse.

Sustained honor |John R. Musick,
He went down four steps, she mounted four towards him; then he took one and she took one.

The Wolves of God |Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for mounted (1 of 3)

mounted

/ (ˈmaʊntɪd) /

adjective

equipped with or riding horses mounted police

provided with a support, backing, etc

British Dictionary definitions for mounted (2 of 3)

mount ¹

/ (maʊnt) /

verb

to go up (a hill, stairs, etc); climb

to get up on (a horse, a platform, etc)

(intr often foll by up) io increase; accumulate excitement mounted

(tr) to fix onto a backing, setting, or support to mount a photograph; to mount a slide

(tr) to provide with a horse for riding, or to place on a horse

(of male animals) to climb onto (a female animal) for copulation

(tr) to prepare (a play, musical comedy, etc) for production

(tr) to plan and organize (a compaign, an exhibition, etc)

(tr) military to prepare or launch (an operation) the Allies mounted an offensive

(tr) to prepare (a skeleton, dead animal, etc) for exhibition as a specimen

(tr) to place or carry (weapons) in such a position that they can be fired

mount guard See guard (def. 26)

noun

a backing, setting, or support onto which something is fixed

the act or manner of mounting

a horse for riding

a slide used in microscopy

philately

a small transparent pocket in an album for a postage stamp
another word for hinge (def. 5)

Derived forms of mount

mountable, adjective mounter, noun

Word Origin for mount

C16: from Old French munter, from Vulgar Latin montāre (unattested) from Latin mons mount ²

British Dictionary definitions for mounted (3 of 3)

mount ²

/ (maʊnt) /

noun

a mountain or hill: used in literature and (when cap.) in proper names Mount Everest

(in palmistry) any of the seven cushions of flesh on the palm of the hand

Word Origin for mount

Old English munt, from Latin mons mountain, but influenced in Middle English by Old French mont

Medical definitions for mounted

mount

[ mount ]

v.

To prepare a specimen for microscopic examination, especially by positioning on a slide.

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