mounting Definition

mount¹
verb mounted, mounting

tr & intr
1. To go up.

Example: mounting the stairs
Thesaurus: ascend, climb, scale, escalate.
tr & intr
2. To get up on to (a horse, bicycle, etc).

Thesaurus: climb on, straddle, get astride.
intr
3. To increase in level or intensity.

Example: The tension is mounting
Example: when pressure mounts up
Form: mount up (also)
4. To put (a picture, slide, etc) in a frame or on a background for display; to hang or put something up on a stand or support.

Thesaurus: install, put on, display, set up, assemble, place, position, frame, exhibit; Antonym: take down.
5. To organize or hold (a campaign, etc).
6. To carry out (an attack, etc); to put something into operation. See also mount guard at guard.
7. To get (a weapon, etc) into position and ready for use.
8. Said of a stallion, bull, etc: to copulate with (a female). Also called cover verb 17.

noun

1. A support or backing on which something is placed for display or use, etc.
2. A horse that is ridden.
3. technical
The slide, etc used in mounting an object for viewing under the microscope.

Derivative: mounted

Said of a person, etc: on horseback.

Said of a picture, etc: hung on a wall, or placed in a frame or on a background.
Thesaurus: attached, fixed, secured, firm, supported.

Note: in compounds
Set in or with a specified material.
Example: silver-mounted

Etymology: 14c: from French monter; related to mount².