counterbalance Who acts: weight, crane, lift, counterbalance, Good food, her · What happens: balance, have, put, make up, use, counterbalance · To what, where: weight, equal effect, something, other side, opposite effect, heavy counterbalance
«counterbalance» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: counterbalance in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A weight that balances another weight.
det nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct root A DET weight NOUN that PRON balances VERB another DET weight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 weight det 2 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 balances nsubj 4 balances balance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 weight acl:relcl 5 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 weight det 6 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 4 balances obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 weight punct
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1 balance present a weight another weight vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location weight=Theme
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 Something that has an equal and opposite effect to something else.
nsubj acl:relcl det amod cc conj obj case nmod advmod punct root Something PRON that PRON has VERB an DET equal ADJ and CCONJ opposite ADJ effect NOUN to ADP something PRON else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Something acl:relcl 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 effect det 5 equal equal ADJ Degree=Pos 8 effect amod 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 opposite cc 7 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 5 equal conj 8 effect effect NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 9 to to ADP _ 10 something case 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 effect nmod 11 else else ADV _ 10 something advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 have present a equal effect to something vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Patient
Meaning 3 To balance something by putting weight or force on the other side.
mark obj mark advcl obj cc conj case det amod obl punct root To PART balance VERB something PRON by SCONJ putting VERB weight NOUN or CCONJ force NOUN on ADP the DET other ADJ side NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 balance mark 2 balance balance VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 balance obj 4 by by SCONJ _ 5 putting mark 5 putting put VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 balance advcl 6 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 5 putting obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 force cc 8 force force NOUN Number=Sing 6 weight conj 9 on on ADP _ 12 side case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 side det 11 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 12 side amod 12 side side NOUN Number=Sing 5 putting obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 balance punct
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1 balance to-infinitive something vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location something=Theme 2 put gerund weight or force the other side vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent weight=Theme on side=Destination
Meaning 4 To make up for something by having an opposite effect.
mark compound:prt case obl mark advcl det amod obj punct root To PART make VERB up ADP for ADP something PRON by SCONJ having VERB an DET opposite ADJ effect NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 make compound:prt 4 for for ADP _ 5 something case 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 make obl 6 by by SCONJ _ 7 having mark 7 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 make advcl 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 effect det 9 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 10 effect amod 10 effect effect NOUN Number=Sing 7 having obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make up to-infinitive for something vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 2 have gerund a opposite effect vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Patient
Example 1 The crane uses a heavy counterbalance.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET crane NOUN uses VERB a DET heavy ADJ counterbalance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crane det 2 crane crane NOUN Number=Sing 3 uses nsubj 3 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 counterbalance det 5 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 counterbalance amod 6 counterbalance counterbalance NOUN Number=Sing 3 uses obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 uses punct
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1 use present the crane a heavy counterbalance vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent counterbalance=Patient
Example 2 On the see-saw, Dad's weight counterbalanced both of us.
case det compound punct obl punct nmod:poss case nsubj obj case nmod punct root On ADP the DET see NOUN - PUNCT saw NOUN , PUNCT Dad PROPN 's PART weight NOUN counterbalanced VERB both DET of ADP us PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 5 saw case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 saw det 3 see see NOUN Number=Sing 5 saw compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 see punct 5 saw saw NOUN Number=Sing 10 counterbalanced obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 saw punct 7 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 9 weight nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 Dad case 9 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 10 counterbalanced nsubj 10 counterbalanced counterbalance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 both both DET PronType=Tot 10 counterbalanced obj 12 of of ADP _ 13 us case 13 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 both nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 counterbalanced punct
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1 counterbalance past Dad's weight both the see saw tree rules
Example 3 The lift has a counterbalance to make it easier to move.
det nsubj det obj mark acl obj xcomp mark xcomp punct root The DET lift NOUN has VERB a DET counterbalance NOUN to PART make VERB it PRON easier ADJ to PART move VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lift det 2 lift lift 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 counterbalance det 5 counterbalance counterbalance NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 counterbalance acl 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 make obj 9 easier easy ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 make xcomp 10 to to PART _ 11 move mark 11 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 easier xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the lift a counterbalance vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent counterbalance=Patient 2 make to-infinitive the lift not said here counterbalance easy property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 3 move to-infinitive counterbalance not said here vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Good food counterbalanced the long walk.
amod nsubj det amod obj punct root Good ADJ food NOUN counterbalanced VERB the DET long ADJ walk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Good good ADJ Degree=Pos 2 food amod 2 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 counterbalanced nsubj 3 counterbalanced counterbalance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 walk det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 6 walk amod 6 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 3 counterbalanced obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 counterbalanced punct
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1 counterbalance past Good food the long walk tree rules
Example 5 His calm counterbalances her excitement.
nmod:poss amod nmod:poss appos punct root His PRON calm ADJ counterbalances NOUN her PRON excitement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 counterbalances nmod:poss 2 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 3 counterbalances amod 3 counterbalances counterbalance NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 excitement nmod:poss 5 excitement excitement NOUN Number=Sing 3 counterbalances appos 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 counterbalances punct
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1 excite her = she nom excitement «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Add weight to the other end to counterbalance the load.
obj case det amod obl mark advcl det obj punct root Add VERB weight NOUN to ADP the DET other ADJ end NOUN to PART counterbalance VERB the DET load NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Add add VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 1 Add obj 3 to to ADP _ 6 end case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 end det 5 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 6 end amod 6 end end NOUN Number=Sing 1 Add obl 7 to to PART _ 8 counterbalance mark 8 counterbalance counterbalance VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Add advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 load det 10 load load NOUN Number=Sing 8 counterbalance obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Add punct
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1 add speech: assert imperative you not said here weight to the other end vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent weight=Patient to end=Co-Patient 2 counterbalance to-infinitive you not said here the load tree rules
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