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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Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
Could Shohei Ohtani return to mound before the All-Star break?
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 June 2025
Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 22 July 2025
After brushing back former Stanford teammate Kyle Stowers with his first pitch to him Sunday, Bubic induced a soft comebacker to the mound two pitches later, stranding runners on second and third to end the first inning.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
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Verb
Ground your garden’s corners with focal plants—shrubs, mounding perennials, or trios of smaller annuals.
—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
Could Shohei Ohtani return to mound before the All-Star break?
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 June 2025
Noun
Before the season started, the idea of Ohtani returning to the mound for the Dodgers seemed like a quaint midseason development.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 22 July 2025
After brushing back former Stanford teammate Kyle Stowers with his first pitch to him Sunday, Bubic induced a soft comebacker to the mound two pitches later, stranding runners on second and third to end the first inning.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mound. Accessed 25 Jul. 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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