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# mutiny

noun (plural mutinies); verb (mutinies, mutinied, mutinying)

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

## Everyday

1. A mutiny is a rebellion, when a group of sailors or soldiers refuse to obey their leader and fight against him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutiny/#m1)
2. To mutiny is to take part in such a rebellion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutiny/#m2)

### In the lessons

in sea stories, a rebellion against the captain; in lessons, a group refusing to follow orders

### Examples

- “Is this mutiny?” asked Hook. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutiny/#x1)
- The sailors planned a mutiny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutiny/#x2)
- The crew decided to mutiny at dawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mutiny/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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