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# dismantling

«dismantling» in Mova's school dictionary: **Taking something apart piece by piece, such as a machine…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the dismantling of); also the -ing form of dismantle (dismantle, dismantles, dismantled, dismantling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Taking something apart piece by piece, such as a machine, tent or stage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismantling/#m1)

2) Ending or getting rid of a system, organisation or rule, step by step. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismantling/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and design lessons, dismantling a model, a bike or a tent means taking it apart carefully. In history and news, «the dismantling of» a system or wall means it is being ended. Phrases: «the dismantling of», «dismantling the tent».

### examples

- We spent the morning dismantling the tent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismantling/#x1)
- The dismantling of the old bridge took weeks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismantling/#x2)
- He is dismantling the radio to see how it works. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismantling/#x3)
- Dismantling the stage after the play is a team job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismantling/#x4)
- The government began dismantling the old rules. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismantling/#x5)
- Be careful when dismantling anything with sharp parts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismantling/#x6)

### note

Verb: «dismantle» (drop the e before -ing). Opposite: «assembling» or «building». Safety: never dismantle electrical items that are plugged in.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dismantling» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dismantling/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.