mound

IPA(Pronunciation)

/maʊnd/

Verb

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to. / (transitive) To force or pile into a mound or mounds. / (intransitive) To form a mound.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）防御のために土塁を造る、または防壁や塁を築くために土を盛る / （他動詞）土を盛り上げて塚状にする / （自動詞）土が盛り上がって塚になる

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The soldiers mound the frontier outpost before nightfall.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

兵士たちは夜が来る前に前哨基地を土塁で固めた。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To force or pile into a mound or mounds.

He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat.

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Sense（3）

(intransitive) To form a mound.

When a wave mounds on the outside and takes its shape, a surfer quickly paddles to the peak, positions himself in its evolving momentum, swings his board around, aligns with the peak, and thrusts himself into its cascading shape.

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mounds

（ present singular third-person ）

mounding

（ participle present ）

mounded

（ participle past ）

mounded

（ past ）

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