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# ponytail

«ponytail» in Mova's school dictionary: **a hairstyle where long hair is pulled back and tied with…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a ponytail, ponytails)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A ponytail is a hairstyle where long hair is pulled back and tied with a band at the back of the head so that it hangs down like a pony's tail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ponytail/#m1)

2) The hair that hangs down in this style. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ponytail/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A very common school and sports hairstyle; schools often ask for long hair to be tied back in a ponytail for PE, science practicals near flames, and swimming, for safety. In stories, a swinging ponytail shows movement or energy, and tugging one is a picture of teasing. Phrases: «in a ponytail», «tie your hair back in a ponytail», «a high ponytail», «a low ponytail», «a hair tie / scrunchie».

### examples

- Lily tied her hair in a high ponytail for netball. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ponytail/#x1)
- Please put long hair in a ponytail before you light the Bunsen burner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ponytail/#x2)
- Her ponytail swung as she ran. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ponytail/#x3)
- Some boys kept tugging her ponytail, so she moved seats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ponytail/#x4)
- My dad has a short ponytail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ponytail/#x5)
- She took out her ponytail and brushed her hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ponytail/#x6)
- The horse's real tail was longer than any ponytail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ponytail/#x7)

### note

Countable noun: one ponytail, two ponytails. Written as one word. Two bunches on each side are «bunches» (UK) or «pigtails». Safety: long loose hair can catch fire or get caught in machines, which is why teachers ask for a ponytail.

### In the corpora

- [Lily tells her friends she does not find the ponytail tugging cute — she finds it annoying.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/368-speaking-up-is-bravery-too/16/)
- [Every morning in the line for assembly, Tom tugged Lily's ponytail.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/387-ponytail-tugging-crushes-shown-clumsily/0/)
- [The next morning, when Tom tugged her ponytail in the line, she turned round and said it exactly like in the mirror.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/388-how-to-say-stop/4/)
- [Lily's dad went to the school about the ponytail tugging, calmly, with dates written down.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/392-adults-who-help-and-adults-who-dont/10/)
- [Chloe's first drama club, a girl with a ponytail says loudly «Ugh, newbie» and rolls her eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/467-friends-through-games-and-clubs/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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