"mound" in the noun sense

1. mound, hill, pitcher's mound

baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

2. knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammock

a small natural hill

3. pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

4. mound, hill

structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones

"they built small mounds to hide behind"

5. pitcher, mound

the 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"

"they have a southpaw on the mound"

"mound" in the verb sense

1. mound

form into a rounded elevation

"mound earth"

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