mound

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb

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From earlier meaning "hedge, fence" from Middle English mound, mund "protection, boundary, raised earthen rampart" from Old English mund "hand, hand of protection, protector, guardianship" from Proto-Germanic *mund- (“‘hand’”) from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“‘hand’”). Akin to Old High German munt "hand, protection" (German Mündel "ward", Vormund "a guardian"), Old Norse mund (Icelandic mund "hand"), Middle Dutch mond "protection", Latin manus "hand", Ancient Greek manē "hand"

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• Rhymes: -aʊnd

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mound (plural mounds)

1. A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross; -- called also globe.
2. An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
3. (baseball) The place where the pitcher stands to pitch.
4. (US, vulgar, slang) Vulva.

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to mound (third-person singular simple present mounds, present participle mounding, simple past and past participle mounded)

1. To force or pile into a mound or mounds.

   He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat.