counterweight Who acts: counterweight, something, one idea, crane, lift, motor · What happens: be, use, balance, lift, not tip over, have · To what, where: heavy weight, weight, anything, something, another, huge counterweight
«counterweight» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: counterweight in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A counterweight is a heavy weight used to balance another weight, so that something heavy is easier to lift or does not tip over.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det amod acl mark xcomp det obj punct mark fixed nsubj amod cop parataxis mark xcomp cc aux advmod conj advmod punct root A DET counterweight NOUN is AUX a DET heavy ADJ weight NOUN used VERB to PART balance VERB another DET weight NOUN , PUNCT so SCONJ that SCONJ something PRON heavy ADJ is AUX easier ADJ to PART lift VERB or CCONJ does AUX not PART tip VERB over ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 counterweight det 2 counterweight counterweight NOUN Number=Sing 6 weight nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 weight cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 weight det 5 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 weight amod 6 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 weight acl 8 to to PART _ 9 balance mark 9 balance balance VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 used xcomp 10 another another DET PronType=Ind 11 weight det 11 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 9 balance obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 18 easier punct 13 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 18 easier mark 14 that that SCONJ _ 13 so fixed 15 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 18 easier nsubj 16 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 15 something amod 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 easier cop 18 easier easy ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 balance parataxis 19 to to PART _ 20 lift mark 20 lift lift VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 easier xcomp 21 or or CCONJ _ 24 tip cc 22 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 tip aux 23 not not PART Polarity=Neg 24 tip advmod 24 tip tip VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 lift conj 25 over over ADV _ 24 tip advmod 26 . . PUNCT _ 6 weight punct
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1 is a present a counterweight a heavy weight tree rules 2 use participle a heavy weight not said here vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 balance to-infinitive another weight vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location weight=Theme 4 is present something easy property tree rules 5 lift to-infinitive something not said here vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 6 not tip over present · do-support something not said here over property vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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 Figuratively, a counterweight is anything that balances something else, such as one idea balancing another.
The tree, 15 words advmod punct det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod punct case fixed nummod appos acl obj punct root Figuratively ADV , PUNCT a DET counterweight NOUN is AUX anything PRON that PRON balances VERB something PRON else ADV , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP one NUM idea NOUN balancing VERB another DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Figuratively figuratively ADV _ 6 anything advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Figuratively punct 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 counterweight det 4 counterweight counterweight NOUN Number=Sing 6 anything nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 anything cop 6 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 balances nsubj 8 balances balance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 anything acl:relcl 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 balances obj 10 else else ADV _ 9 something advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 idea punct 12 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 15 idea case 13 as as ADP _ 12 such fixed 14 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 idea nummod 15 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 9 something appos 16 balancing balance VERB VerbForm=Ger 15 idea acl 17 another another DET PronType=Ind 16 balancing obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 anything punct
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1 is a present a counterweight anything figuratively property tree rules 2 balance present something vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location something=Theme 3 balance gerund one idea not said here another vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location another=Theme
Example 1 The crane has a huge counterweight to stop it tipping.
det nsubj det amod obj mark acl obj xcomp punct root The DET crane NOUN has VERB a DET huge ADJ counterweight NOUN to PART stop VERB it PRON tipping VERB . 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 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 6 counterweight det 5 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 6 counterweight amod 6 counterweight counterweight NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 to to PART _ 8 stop mark 8 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 counterweight acl 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 stop obj 10 tipping tip VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 stop xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the crane a huge counterweight vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent counterweight=Patient 2 stop to-infinitive the crane not said here counterweight tree rules 3 tip gerund the crane not said here vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 2 A lift uses a counterweight so the motor does less work.
det nsubj det obj mark det nsubj advcl amod obj punct root A DET lift NOUN uses VERB a DET counterweight NOUN so SCONJ the DET motor NOUN does VERB less ADJ work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lift det 2 lift lift 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 5 counterweight det 5 counterweight counterweight NOUN Number=Sing 3 uses obj 6 so so SCONJ _ 9 does mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 motor det 8 motor motor NOUN Number=Sing 9 does nsubj 9 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 uses advcl 10 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 work amod 11 work work NOUN Number=Sing 9 does obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 uses punct
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1 use present a lift a counterweight vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent counterweight=Patient 2 do present the motor less work vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality
Example 3 The trebuchet's counterweight dropped and the arm flung the stone.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cc det nsubj conj det obj punct root The DET trebuchet NOUN 's PART counterweight NOUN dropped VERB and CCONJ the DET arm NOUN flung VERB the DET stone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 trebuchet det 2 trebuchet trebuchet NOUN Number=Sing 4 counterweight nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 trebuchet case 4 counterweight counterweight NOUN Number=Sing 5 dropped nsubj 5 dropped drop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 flung cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 arm det 8 arm arm NOUN Number=Sing 9 flung nsubj 9 flung fling VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 dropped conj 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 stone det 11 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 9 flung obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 dropped punct
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1 drop past the trebuchet's counterweight vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 fling past the arm the stone vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Theme
Example 4 On a seesaw, a heavier child can be a counterweight to two smaller ones.
The tree, 14 words case det obl punct det amod nsubj aux cop det case nummod amod nmod punct root On ADP a DET seesaw NOUN , PUNCT a DET heavier ADJ child NOUN can AUX be AUX a DET counterweight NOUN to ADP two NUM smaller ADJ ones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 3 seesaw case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 seesaw det 3 seesaw seesaw NOUN Number=Sing 11 counterweight obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 seesaw punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 child det 6 heavier heavy ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 child amod 7 child child NOUN Number=Sing 11 counterweight nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 counterweight aux 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 counterweight cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 counterweight det 11 counterweight counterweight NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 to to ADP _ 15 ones case 13 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 ones nummod 14 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 15 ones amod 15 ones one NOUN Number=Plur 11 counterweight nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 11 counterweight punct
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1 is a can a heavier child a counterweight two smaller ones a seesaw tree rules
Example 5 We used a bag of marbles as a counterweight in our lever experiment.
nsubj det obj case nmod case det obl case nmod:poss compound nmod punct root We PRON used VERB a DET bag NOUN of ADP marbles NOUN as ADP a DET counterweight NOUN in ADP our PRON lever NOUN experiment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bag det 4 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 marbles case 6 marbles marble NOUN Number=Plur 4 bag nmod 7 as as ADP _ 9 counterweight case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 counterweight det 9 counterweight counterweight NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obl 10 in in ADP _ 13 experiment case 11 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 experiment nmod:poss 12 lever lever NOUN Number=Sing 13 experiment compound 13 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 9 counterweight nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past We a bag of marbles as a counterweight in our lever experiment vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent bag=Duration as counterweight=Attribute 2 experiment our nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Grandad's calm voice was a counterweight to all the shouting.
nmod:poss case amod nsubj cop det case det:predet det nmod punct root Grandad PROPN 's PART calm ADJ voice NOUN was AUX a DET counterweight NOUN to ADP all DET the DET shouting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 4 voice nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Grandad case 3 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 4 voice amod 4 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 7 counterweight nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 counterweight cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 counterweight det 7 counterweight counterweight NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 to to ADP _ 11 shouting case 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 11 shouting det:predet 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 shouting det 11 shouting shouting NOUN Number=Sing 7 counterweight nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 counterweight punct
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1 is a past Grandad's calm voice a counterweight to all shouting tree rules
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