The snow was 'mounded' (up) on both sides of the road. [=there was a pile of snow on both sides of the road]
His plate was 'mounded with' food. [=there was a pile of food on his plate]
an athlete who has earned 'mounds of' money [=a large amount of money]
(..) You lD them, and then together, you and I put a bag over their heads... ...we tie them up, drive them way out into the desert, strip them naked... ...then bury them up to their necks in a huge mound of fire ants. Saw it in an old Western. You with me? Scorpions? Scorpions are good. Yeah. (..)2009 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Peekaboo Season: 2 Episode 6