clearance

Who acts: act, bridge, lorry, I, pilot, defender · What happens: clear away, clear, do, land, amount, sell · To what, where: something, land, space, old stock, ball, clearance

«clearance» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: clearance in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The act of clearing something away, like clearing land or rubbish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 clearing	mark
4	clearing	clear	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 clearing	obj
6	away	away	ADV	_	4 clearing	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 clearing	punct
8	like	like	SCONJ	_	9 clearing	mark
9	clearing	clear	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 clearing	conj
10	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 clearing	obj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 rubbish	cc
12	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 land	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clear away	gerund	the act not said here	something				away property	vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent something=Source
2	clear	gerund	the act not said here	land or rubbish					vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent land=Source

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Official permission to do something, such as security clearance or clearance for a plane to land.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 permission	amod
2	permission	permission	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 do	mark
4	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 permission	acl
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 do	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 clearance	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 clearance	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	security	security	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 clearance	compound
10	clearance	clearance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 something	appos
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 clearance	cc
12	clearance	clearance	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 clearance	conj
13	for	for	ADP	_	15 plane	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 plane	det
15	plane	plane	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 clearance	nmod
16	to	to	PART	_	17 land	mark
17	land	land	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 plane	acl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 permission	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive		something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
2	land	to-infinitive							vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

The amount of space between two things, like the height under a bridge.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 amount	det
2	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 space	case
4	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 amount	nmod
5	between	between	ADP	_	7 things	case
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 things	nummod
7	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 space	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 height	punct
9	like	like	ADP	_	11 height	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 height	det
11	height	height	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 things	appos
12	under	under	ADP	_	14 bridge	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 bridge	det
14	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 height	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 amount	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	amount			space between two things					nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 4

A clearance sale: a sale with low prices to sell old stock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sale	det
2	clearance	clearance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sale	compound
3	sale	sale	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 sale	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sale	det
6	sale	sale	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sale	appos
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 prices	case
8	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 prices	amod
9	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 sale	nmod
10	to	to	PART	_	11 sell	mark
11	sell	sell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 sale	acl
12	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 stock	amod
13	stock	stock	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sell	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sale	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	to-infinitive		old stock					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stock=Theme

Meaning 5

Usage: football, rugby — kept apart, not parsed.

Kicking or heading the ball away from your goal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kicking	kick	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 heading	cc
3	heading	head	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Kicking	conj
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ball	det
5	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 heading	obj
6	away	away	ADV	_	3 heading	advmod
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 goal	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 goal	nmod:poss
9	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 away	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Kicking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	kick	gerund							vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient
2	head	gerund		the ball				away property	vn conduct-111.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme

Example 1

The bridge has a clearance of 3.5 metres, so the lorry can't fit.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bridge	det
2	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 clearance	det
5	clearance	clearance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 metres	case
7	3.5	3.5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Frac	8 metres	nummod
8	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 clearance	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 fit	punct
10	so	so	ADV	_	15 fit	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 lorry	det
12	lorry	lorry	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 fit	nsubj
13	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 fit	aux
14	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 fit	advmod
15	fit	fit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 has	parataxis
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the bridge	a clearance of 3.5 metres					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clearance=Patient
2	not fit	can	the lorry						vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent

Example 2

I bought shoes in the clearance sale.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 bought	nsubj
2	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bought	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 sale	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sale	det
6	clearance	clearance	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sale	compound
7	sale	sale	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bought	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	past	I	shoes		the clearance sale			vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme

Example 3

The pilot waited for clearance to land.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pilot	det
2	pilot	pilot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 waited	nsubj
3	waited	wait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 clearance	case
5	clearance	clearance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 waited	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 land	mark
7	land	land	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 waited	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 waited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wait	past	the pilot					for clearance	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	land	to-infinitive	the pilot not said here						vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The defender made a great clearance off the line.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 defender	det
2	defender	defender	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 clearance	det
5	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 clearance	amod
6	clearance	clearance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
7	off	off	ADP	_	9 line	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 line	det
9	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the defender	a great clearance				off the line	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset clearance=Product

Example 5

The Highland Clearances forced families from their homes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Clearances	det
2	Highland	Highland	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Clearances	compound
3	Clearances	clearance	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	forced	force	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 Clearances	acl
5	families	family	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 forced	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 homes	case
7	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 homes	nmod:poss
8	homes	home	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 forced	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 Clearances	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	force	participle	the Highland Clearances not said here	families		families's homes			vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Recipient

Example 6

The council did a clearance of the old rubbish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 council	det
2	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	nsubj
3	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 clearance	det
5	clearance	clearance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 rubbish	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rubbish	det
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 rubbish	amod
9	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 clearance	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	the council	a clearance of the old rubbish					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clearance=Eventuality

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