mound

nouns

(baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

hill, mound, pitcher's mound

a small natural hill

hammock, hillock, hummock, knoll, mound

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pile

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

"they built small mounds to hide behind"

hill, 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, pitcher

form into a rounded elevation

"mound earth"

mound

is a type of (narrower)

make something, usually for a specific function

"She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"