verb · 1 syllable · /maʊnt/

MOUNT

What does "MOUNT" mean?

To climb up onto, fix in place, or steadily increase, depending on context.

To climb onto or get up on something, such as a horse or platform. She put a foot in the stirrup and mounted in one smooth motion.
To fix or attach something onto a support or backing. They mounted the television flush against the wall.
To increase gradually in amount or intensity. As the deadline neared, the pressure mounted.
To organize and launch an effort, such as a campaign or attack. The defense mounted a vigorous rebuttal.
A mountain or hill, especially in names. Mount Everest draws hundreds of climbers each season.
To make a storage device accessible to a computer's filesystem. You'll need to mount the drive before the backup can run. technical

From Old French 'monter', 'to go up', from Latin 'mons, montis', 'mountain'; the noun and verb senses both trace to the idea of rising.

MOUNT contains 'UP' if you read the U and the climb: to mount is always to go up - up a horse, up a wall, up in number.

One word both holds you and lifts you higher:
the bolt in the wall, the boot in the wire.

couplet

The climber and the IT admin both said they'd 'mount the drive' - one meant the snowy peak, the other meant the hard disk, and neither understood the other's weekend.

Whether you climb it, fix it, or grow it, every mount is a thing made stable enough to bear weight.

What does MOUNT mean?

To climb up onto, fix in place, or steadily increase, depending on context.

Is MOUNT a valid word?

Yes — MOUNT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is MOUNT?

MOUNT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.

Where does MOUNT come from?

From Old French 'monter', 'to go up', from Latin 'mons, montis', 'mountain'; the noun and verb senses both trace to the idea of rising.

What can MOUNT teach us?

Whether you climb it, fix it, or grow it, every mount is a thing made stable enough to bear weight.

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