n. 25B6; verb
he mounted the stairs : GO UP, ascend, climb (up), scale.
the committee mounted the platform : CLIMB ON TO, jump on to, clamber on to, get on to.
they mounted their horses : GET ASTRIDE, bestride, get on to, hop on to.
the museum is mounting an exhibition : (PUT ON) DISPLAY, exhibit, present, install; organize, put on, stage.
the company mounted a takeover bid : ORGANIZE, stage, prepare, arrange, set up; launch, set in motion, initiate.
their losses mounted rapidly : INCREASE, grow, rise, escalate, soar, spiral, shoot up, rocket, climb, accumulate, build up, multiply.
cameras were mounted above the door : INSTALL, place, fix, set, put up, put in position.
descend.
25B6; noun
he hung on to his mount's bridle : HORSE; archaic steed.
a decorated photograph mount : SETTING, backing, support, mounting, frame, stand.