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Mound

noun/mˈaʊnd/
Definition
(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
a small natural hill
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈaʊnd/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈaʊnd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈaʊnd/
1 syllable Say it as /mˈaʊnd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
noun(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
nouna small natural hill
nouna collection of objects laid on top of each other
nounstructure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
“they built small mounds to hide behind”
nounthe 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”
verbform into a rounded elevation
“mound earth”
Word Forms
hillverbform into a hill
moundverbform into a rounded elevation
pileverbplace or lay as if in a pile
heapverbarrange in stacks
agglomerateadjectiveclustered together but not coherent
agglomerateverbform into one cluster
cumulateverbcollect or gather
cumulousadjectivethrown together in a pile
moundnounstructure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Hügel
(Baseball) die leichte Erhebung, auf der der Pitcher steht
🇫🇷French
monticule
(baseball) la légère élévation sur laquelle se tient le lanceur
🇪🇸Spanish
montículo
(béisbol) la ligera elevación en la que se encuentra el lanzador
🇮🇹Italian
tumulo
(baseball) la leggera elevazione su cui si trova il lanciatore
🇳🇱Dutch
heuvel
(honkbal) de lichte verhoging waarop de werper staat
🇵🇹Portuguese
monte
(beisebol) a ligeira elevação em que o arremessador está
🇷🇺Russian
насыпь
(бейсбол) небольшая возвышенность, на которой стоит питчер
India
🇮🇳Hindi
टीला
(बेसबॉल) वह हल्की ऊँचाई जिस पर घड़ा खड़ा होता है
🇧🇩Bengali
ঢিপি
(বেসবল) সামান্য উচ্চতা যার উপর কলস দাঁড়িয়ে আছে
🇮🇳Tamil
மேடு
(பேஸ்பால்) குடம் நிற்கும் சிறிய உயரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
దిబ్బ
(బేస్ బాల్) కాడ ఉన్న కొంచెం ఎత్తు
🇮🇳Marathi
ढिगारा
(बेसबॉल) थोडीशी उंची ज्यावर पिचर उभा आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટેકરા
(બેઝબોલ) થોડી ઉંચાઇ કે જેના પર પિચર ઊભું છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಿಬ್ಬ
(ಬೇಸ್‌ಬಾಲ್) ಪಿಚರ್ ನಿಂತಿರುವ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಎತ್ತರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുന്ന്
(ബേസ്ബോൾ) പിച്ചർ നിൽക്കുന്ന ചെറിയ ഉയരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟੀਲਾ
(ਬੇਸਬਾਲ) ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਉਚਾਈ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਘੜਾ ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹیلا
(بیس بال) وہ ہلکی سی بلندی جس پر گھڑا کھڑا ہوتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
(棒球)投手站立的轻微高度
🇯🇵Japanese
マウンド
(野球) 投手が立つわずかな高さ
🇰🇷Korean
투수판
(야구) 투수가 서 있는 약간의 높이
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gò đất
(bóng chày) độ cao nhỏ nơi người ném bóng đứng
🇹🇭Thai
เนิน
(เบสบอล) ระดับความสูงเล็กน้อยที่เหยือกยืน
🇮🇩Indonesian
gundukan
(Bisbol) sedikit ketinggian tempat pelempar berdiri
🇵🇭Filipino
punso
(baseball) ang bahagyang elevation kung saan nakatayo ang pitcher
🇲🇾Malay
busut
(besbol) ketinggian sedikit tempat pitcher berdiri
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تل
(البيسبول) الارتفاع الطفيف الذي يقف عليه الرامي
🇮🇷Persian
تپه
(بیس بال) ارتفاع کمی که پارچ در آن قرار دارد
🇹🇷Turkish
tümsek
(beyzbol) atıcının üzerinde durduğu hafif yükseklik
🇮🇱Hebrew
תֵל
(בייסבול) ההגבהה הקלה עליה עומד הקנקן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'mound'?
The primary meaning of 'mound' is '(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mound' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'mound' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'mound' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'mound' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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