mount

A hill or mountain.

Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.

“the mount of Jupiter”

A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.

A bank; a fund.

A green hillock in the base of a shield.

An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on, unlike a draught horse

“The rider climbed onto his mount.”

A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.

“The post is the mount on which the mailbox is installed.”

A rider in a cavalry unit or division.

“The General said he has 2,000 mounts.”

A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.

A signal for mounting a horse.

To get upon; to ascend; to climb.

“to mount stairs”

To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.

“The rider mounted his horse.”

To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.

To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.

To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.

To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.

“to mount a mailbox on a post”

To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.

(sometimes with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.

“The bills mounted up and the business failed.  There is mounting tension in Crimea.”

To attain in value; to amount (to).

To get on top of (an animal) to mate.

To have sexual intercourse with someone.

To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.

“The General gave the order to mount the attack.”

To deploy (cannon) for use.

“to mount a cannon”

To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).

To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).

“Mount the sauce with one tablespoon of butter.”