mound

maʊnd

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#1·4h ago

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

The pitcher was waiting at the mound.

Origin: From earlier meaning "hedge, fence", from , protection, boundary, raised earthen rampart, from , from , from , protection, patron, from , from to beckon. Cognate with , , , guardian), and , and possibly , . Not related to mount. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

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

a mound of mashed potato

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#3·4h ago

(baseball) Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.

The pitcher was waiting at the mound.

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