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# removal

noun (removal, removals)

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

## Everyday

1. Removal is taking something away from a place or getting rid of it. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/removal/#m2)

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

## On Mova

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