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# mascot

noun (a mascot, mascots)

«mascot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person, animal or object that a team, school or club keeps because it is believed to bring good luck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mascot/#m1)
2. A character, often a person in a big furry costume, that stands for a team, event, company or product and entertains people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mascot/#m2)
3. A small toy or figure kept for luck, for example in a car or a pencil case. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mascot/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and sport, football and school teams have mascots who dance on the pitch, and the Olympics and World Cup have official mascots. In schools, a class mascot (often a soft toy) goes home with a different child each weekend, who then writes about its adventures. In stories, a mascot can be a brave dog or a lucky cat on a ship. Phrases: team mascot, school mascot, class mascot, lucky mascot.

### Examples

- Our team mascot is a giant bear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mascot/#x1)
- The school mascot is a lion called Leo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mascot/#x2)
- This weekend I took the class mascot home and wrote in its diary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mascot/#x3)
- The mascot waved to the crowd before the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mascot/#x4)
- Every Olympic Games has its own mascot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mascot/#x5)
- The ship's cat was the sailors' lucky mascot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mascot/#x6)
- She kept a little mascot in her pencil case for the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mascot/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a mascot, mascots. Pronounced MASS-kot. Myth: a mascot does not really bring luck; it is a fun tradition and a team symbol.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mascot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mascot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mascot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mascot.html) on Mova free.