mount

Horse for riding

To mount something smaller than you, such as a picture or a bracket, is to fix it in place – on a wall, for example.

To mount something larger than you, such as a horse, is to climb up on its back.

Mount is also used to describe the act of a male (animal) engaging with a female in sexual intercourse.

A mount is an act of mounting, or if an animal, one that you mount: His mount was a dappled gray horse.

A different mount is related to mountain, and occurs as the first term in the official names of many peaks (Mount Rushmore, Mount Sinai, Mount Everest).

ascend

rise

Move to higher position

climbAscend using effort
scaleMeasure of relative size
escalateIncrease in severity

increase · soar · elevate · heighten · surge · grow · advance · uplift

support

base

Supporting bottom structure

standUpright support structure
pedestalSupport for statuary
platformRaised flat structure

cradle · holder · tripod · frame · backing · foundation · display · plinth · easel · podium

horse

saddle

Mounted rider's seat

riderOne who mounts transport
stirrupsSaddle-hung foot supports
bridleEquine control harness

reins · equestrian · horseback · gallop · canter · trot · dismount · bareback · pommel · dressage

install

attach

Join or connect

bracketSupport or category
secureProtected from harm
fastenFix securely in position

affix · bolt · screw · anchor · fixture · hang · hardware · rack · frame · hinge

filesystem

drive

Operate a vehicle

volumeAmount of space filled
partitionBarrier separating spaces
pathRoute for traveling

root · unmount · storage · disk · directory · device · read-only · network · system · format

mount

rise

base

saddle

attach

drive

mount

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