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Meaning of mound

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  mound
      n 1: (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
           [syn: {mound}, {hill}, {pitcher's mound}]
      2: a small natural hill [syn: {knoll}, {mound}, {hillock},
         {hummock}, {hammock}]
      3: a collection of objects laid on top of each other [syn:
         {pile}, {heap}, {mound}, {agglomerate}, {cumulation},
         {cumulus}]
      4: structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of
         earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"
         [syn: {mound}, {hill}]
      5: 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"
         [syn: {pitcher}, {mound}]
      v 1: form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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