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# removal

«removal» in Mova's school dictionary: **taking something away from a place or getting rid of it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (removal, removals)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Removal is taking something away from a place or getting rid of it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/removal/#m1)

2) A removal (UK) is moving furniture and belongings from one home to another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/removal/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday life: rubbish removal, snow removal, stain removal. UK, Ireland, Australia: a «removal van» or «removals company» helps people move house (US: moving van). Science and health: removal of a splinter or a tooth. Phrases: removal van, the removal of, snow removal, stain remover.

### examples

- The removal van arrived with our new furniture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/removal/#x1)
- The council arranged the removal of the fallen tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/removal/#x2)
- The dentist did the removal of my wobbly tooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/removal/#x3)
- Snow removal kept the roads open. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/removal/#x4)
- Graffiti removal took all day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/removal/#x5)
- The removal men carried the piano upstairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/removal/#x6)

### note

Spelled with one l at the end: remov-al (drop the e). Verb: remove. A «remover» is a product that removes things (stain remover). «Removals» is mostly British.

### Trees and pragmatics

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