mort

A hunter blows a mort to signal the end of the chase.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large quantity: "mort" is an informal term meaning a great amount or number of something.
   • A woman or girl: In slang, "mort" can refer to a woman or girl, often used in British or Australian colloquial speech.
   • A three-year-old salmon: In fishing terminology, "mort" denotes a salmon that is three years old.
   • A hunting horn signal: In hunting, "mort" is a note sounded on a horn to indicate that the hunted animal has been cornered or killed.

Usage Examples

• Noun (large quantity):

  • There is a mort of fish in the river. (A large number of fish are present in the river.)
  • He has a mort of work to do before the deadline. (He has a great amount of work to finish.)

• Noun (woman or girl):

  • He was seen with a pretty mort at the pub last night. (He was accompanied by an attractive woman.)

• Noun (three-year-old salmon):

  • The angler caught a fine mort during the fishing season. (The fisherman caught a three-year-old salmon.)

• Noun (hunting signal):

  • The huntsman blew a mort on his horn to announce the kill. (The hunter sounded the horn to signal the animal's death.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a mort of": to exist in large numbers or quantities.

  • There was a mort of people at the concert. (A large crowd attended the concert.)

• "to make a mort of": to accumulate or produce a large amount.

  • She made a mort of money from her business. (She earned a substantial sum of money.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mortified (adj): caused to feel embarrassed or ashamed (from Latin "to kill," but not directly related to "mort" in the slang sense).
  • He was mortified by his mistake. (He felt deeply embarrassed.)
• Mortality (n): the state of being subject to death (from Latin "death," related to "mort" in the hunting sense).
  • The mortality rate in the region is high. (The death rate is elevated.)

Synonyms

• Large quantity: abundance, multitude, plethora, heap, pile.
• Woman or girl: lady, female, gal, dame (slang).
• Three-year-old salmon: grilse (for a young salmon returning to freshwater).

Phrasal Verbs

• None commonly associated with "mort." The word is primarily used as a noun.

Related Idioms

• "a mort of": a very large number or amount of something.
  • There was a mort of trouble at the festival. (A great deal of trouble occurred.)
• "to cry mort": in hunting, to sound the horn signal for the death of the animal.
  • The huntsman cried mort as the stag fell. (He blew the horn to announce the kill.)