mounded; mounding; mounds
1
archaic
: to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth
2
: to form into a mound
often attributive
2
a(1)
: an artificial bank or hill of earth or stones
especially
: one constructed over a burial or ceremonial site
(2)
: the slightly elevated ground on which a baseball pitcher stands
b
: a rounded hill or natural formation
Examples of mound in a Sentence
Verb
He mounded the food onto his plate.
a desk mounded with books and papers
Noun
the burial mounds of an ancient people
a mound of dirty laundry
a mound of mashed potatoes
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
If containers are too large to move indoors or to a sheltered location, mound mulch around the pot and wrap it in a heavy blanket or burlap.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Since then, Verlander has struggled to stay on the mound — and be effective when healthy.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Verb
One approach is to bury the pots underground, and mound soil or mulch over top to cover the graft union.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
If containers are too large to move indoors or to a sheltered location, mound mulch around the pot and wrap it in a heavy blanket or burlap.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
Or soak up lessons on mentality and mound presence on flights and bus rides and so many quiet moments in the dugout?
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
More news: Pirates, Mets, Blue Jays Have Interest in Yankees' Free Agent: Report
Since then, Verlander has struggled to stay on the mound — and be effective when healthy.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mound. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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mound
1 of 2 noun1
: a small hill or heap of dirt or stones (as one made to mark a grave)
2
: the slightly raised ground on which a baseball pitcher stands
mound
2 of 2 verb
: to form into a mound
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