What does mound mean?

Definitions for mound
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mound, hill, pitcher's moundnoun

    (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

  2. knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammocknoun

    a small natural hill

  3. pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulusnoun

    a collection of objects laid on top of each other

  4. mound, hillnoun

    structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones

    "they built small mounds to hide behind"

  5. pitcher, moundverb

    the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit

    "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound"

  6. moundverb

    form into a rounded elevation

    "mound earth"

Wiktionary

  1. moundnoun

    A hand.

  2. moundnoun

    A protection; restraint; curb.

  3. moundnoun

    A helmet.

  4. moundnoun

    Might; size.

  5. moundnoun

    An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart.

  6. moundnoun

    A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.

  7. moundnoun

    The place where the pitcher stands to pitch.

  8. moundnoun

    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.

  9. moundnoun

    Vulva.

  10. moundverb

    To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.

  11. moundverb

    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.

  12. Etymology: From earlier meaning "hedge, fence", from mound, mund, from mund, from mundō, from men-. Cognate with mund, munt (Mündel, Vormund), mund), mond, manus, μάρη.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Moundnoun

    Any thing raised to fortify or defend: usually a bank of earth and stone.

    Etymology: mundian , Saxon, to defend.

    His broad branches laden with rich fee,
    Did stretch themselves without the utmost bound
    Of this great garden, compass’d with a mound. Fairy Qu.

    The sea’s a thief, whose liquid surge resolves
    The mounds into salt tears. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

    God had thrown
    That mountain as his garden mound, high rais’d. John Milton.

    Such as broke through all mounds of law, such as laughed at the sword of vengeance which divine justice brandished in their faces. Robert South, Sermons.

    Nor cold shall hinder me with horns and hounds
    To thrid the thickets, or to leap the mounds. Dryden.

    The state of Milan is like a vast garden sorrounded by a noble mound-work of rocks and mountains. Addison.

  2. To Moundverb

    To fortify with a mound.

    Etymology: from the noun.

Wikipedia

  1. Mound

    A mound is a heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris. Most commonly, mounds are earthen formations such as hills and mountains, particularly if they appear artificial. A mound may be any rounded area of topographically higher elevation on any surface. Artificial mounds have been created for a variety of reasons throughout history, including habitation (see Tell and Terp), ceremonial (platform mound), burial (tumulus), and commemorative purposes (e.g. Kościuszko Mound).

ChatGPT

  1. mound

    A mound is a raised pile or a heap of earth, stones, or other materials, often formed naturally or built by human beings for specific purposes such as burial, religious, ceremonial, or habitation. They can also refer to a small hill or an elevated area in a landscape. In sports, it's a slightly elevated area of a baseball field where the pitcher stands.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Moundnoun

    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. Moundnoun

    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. Moundverb

    to fortify or inclose with a mound

  4. Etymology: [OE. mound, mund, protection, AS. mund protection, hand; akin to OHG. munt, Icel. mund hand, and prob. to L. manus. See Manual.]

Wikidata

  1. Mound

    A mound is a general term for an artificial heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris. The most common use is in reference to natural earthen formation such as hills and mountains, particularly if they appear artificial. The term may also be applied to any rounded area of topographically higher elevation on any surface. Artificial mounds have been created for a variety of reasons throughout history, including ceremonial, burial, and commemorative purposes.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Mound

    mownd, n. an artificial mount: a natural hillock, appearing as if thrown up by man's work: (fort.) a bank of earth or stone raised as a protection.—v.t. to fortify with a mound.—n.pl. Mound′-birds, a family of Australasian gallinaceous birds which build large mounds as incubators for their eggs.—n. Mound′-build′er, one of the primitive race which built the vast so-called Indian mounds found in the United States, esp. east of the Mississippi River. [A.S. mund, a defence; cf. Old High Ger. munt, defence, and perh. L. mons, a mount.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. mound

    A bulwark for offense or defense.

  2. mound

    In heraldry, a representation of a globe, surmounted with a cross (generally) pattée. As a device, it is said to have been used by the emperor Justinian, and to have been intended to represent the ascendency of Christianity over the world. The royal crown of England is surmounted by a mound, which first appeared on the seal of William the Conqueror, though the globe without the cross was used earlier.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MOUND

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mound is ranked #78567 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Mound surname appeared 243 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mound.

    85.6% or 208 total occurrences were White.
    8.2% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    2.8% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mound in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mound in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of mound in a Sentence

  1. Jake Arrieta:

    They found a hole whether it was in in the infield or outfield, not a lot of the balls were hit hard and with Corbin on the mound, a couple of runs is all they're going to need.

  2. Daniel Vogelbach:

    You have to give credit where credit is due, that’s two games in a row that he’s made it real tough on us. He has a really good fastball and he throws a curveball for a strike when he wants to. He’s just a guy in a groove right now who’s doing what he wants on the mound.

  3. Kwang Hyun Kim:

    Before the game, my mindset was being aggressive, attacking the zone, that was before I was on the mound. But after I was on the mound, I gave up a walk and it just didn't happen the way I wanted to. I wanted to pitch five innings. ... I know I have to be better next time as an inning-eater.

  4. Adam Slack:

    If I talk about it a little bit too long, it'll bring tears to your eyes. ... The wind was still going. Power lines, there was a couple gas leaks. People everywhere. It looked like a mound of ants when you kick it over. Everybody is trying to help,( trying) to get in and get people out safely.

  5. Aaron Judge:

    He's a generational talent, that's for sure, we're excited to see him on the mound.

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