mount-n; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: a riding horse

Commentary: MOUNT[+entity][+animal][+horse][+riding]

Examples:
The cavalry train their mounts to charge in to battle.
Mary will ride three different mounts in the horse show.

Mappings:
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: the act of climbing up something

Commentary: MOUNT[+event][+climbing_upon]

Examples:
They continued their slow mount of the northern face of the hill.
Just contemplating the mount of the 300 stairs up the lighthouse made Bob tired.

Mappings:
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: a mountain, hill, peak

Commentary: MOUNT[+form][+natural][+land][+mountain]
NOTE: somewhat dated usage except in a proper name, e.g, Mount Everest

Examples:
It's one of the tallest mounts in that range.

Mappings:
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: a backing or setting on which to display an object

Commentary: MOUNT[+entity][+artifact][+component][+backing][+for_displayed_object]

Examples:
Sally is having the silver mount of her diamond ring replaced with a gold one.
The biologist prepared several mounts with specimens and examined them under a microscope.
He used a simple cardboard mount to back the picture in the frame.

Mappings:
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 5: a support for a device such as a camera or telescope

Commentary: MOUNT[+entity][+artifact][+component][+support][+for_device]

Examples:
They put the camera on a special mount in order to follow the race car at close proximity.
This telescope has a motorized mount to compensate for the earth's rotation.
These iron attachments on the old fort are probably gun mounts.

Mappings:
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 6: an opportunity to ride a racehorse in a race

Commentary: MOUNT[+state][+opportunity][+to_ride][+racehorse]

Examples:
The jockey's injuries forced him to give up the coveted mount on Sea Biscuit.

Mappings:
PropBank: NP
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 3a