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# mechanic

noun (a mechanic, mechanics)

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

## Everyday

1. A person whose job is to repair and look after engines and machines, especially cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/#m1)
2. (games) A rule or way something works in a game: a jumping mechanic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/#m2)
3. (mechanics, plural) The science of how forces make things move; or the way something works: the mechanics of a bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you take a car to a mechanic when it breaks down. In science «mechanics» is part of physics about forces and motion. Gamers talk about «game mechanics». Phrases: car mechanic, bike mechanic, take it to the mechanic.

### Examples

- The mechanic fixed our car's brakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/#x1)
- My uncle is a mechanic at a garage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/#x2)
- The bike mechanic pumped up my tyres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/#x3)
- We need a mechanic; the engine is making a strange noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/#x4)
- Mechanics is the part of physics about forces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/#x5)
- The game has a fun new jumping mechanic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/#x6)
- She wants to be an aircraft mechanic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/#x7)
- Let's learn the mechanics of how a clock works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mechanic/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a mechanic, mechanics. «Mechanics» (the science) is uncountable and takes a singular verb: «Mechanics is hard». Adjective: mechanical. Spelling: mech- (said «mek»).

## On Mova

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