mound

  1. Noun.  (obsolete, anatomy) A hand.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) A protection; restraint; curb.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) A helmet.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) Might; size.
  5. Noun.  An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart.
  6. Noun.  A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
  7. Noun.  (baseball) The place where the pitcher stands to pitch.
  8. Noun.  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. Noun.  (US, vulgar) Vulva.
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.
  11. Verb.  (transitive) To force or pile into a mound or mounds.

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