mount

verb

1)

he mounted the stairs

Syn:

go up, ascend, climb (up), scale

Ant:

descend

2)

the committee mounted the platform

Syn:

climb on to, jump on to, clamber on to, get on to

3)

they mounted their horses

Syn:

get astride, bestride, get on to, hop on to

4)

the museum is mounting an exhibition

Syn:

(put on) display, exhibit, present, install; organize, put on, stage

5)

the company mounted a takeover bid

Syn:

organize, stage, prepare, arrange, set up; launch, set in motion, initiate

6)

their losses mounted rapidly

Syn:

increase, grow, rise, escalate, soar, spiral, shoot up, rocket, climb, accumulate, build up, multiply

Ant:

decrease, diminish

7)

cameras were mounted above the door

Syn:

install, place, fix, set, put up, put in position