crimp

Who acts: small fold, you, She, electrician, paper, rain · What happens: press, squeeze, join, wave, ridge, put in · To what, where: something, small folds, two things, things, crimp, edges · Speech: someone speaks here

«crimp» 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: crimp in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To press something into small folds or ridges, such as pastry edges or hair.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 press	mark
2	press	press	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 press	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 folds	case
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 folds	amod
6	folds	fold	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 press	obl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 ridges	cc
8	ridges	ridge	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 folds	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 edges	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	13 edges	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	pastry	pastry	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 edges	compound
13	edges	edge	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 folds	conj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 hair	cc
15	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 edges	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 press	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	press	to-infinitive		something		small folds or ridges and pastry edges or hair			vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=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

To squeeze two things together to join them, such as a metal end on a wire.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 squeeze	mark
2	squeeze	squeeze	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 things	nummod
4	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 squeeze	obj
5	together	together	ADV	_	2 squeeze	advmod
6	to	to	PART	_	7 join	mark
7	join	join	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 squeeze	advcl
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 join	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 end	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	14 end	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 end	det
13	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 end	compound
14	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 join	obl
15	on	on	ADP	_	17 wire	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 wire	det
17	wire	wire	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 end	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 squeeze	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	squeeze	to-infinitive		two things				together property	vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
2	join	to-infinitive		things = thing			such a metal end on a wire		vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A small fold, wave or ridge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 fold	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 fold	amod
3	fold	fold	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wave	nsubj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 fold	punct
5	wave	wave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 ridge	cc
7	ridge	ridge	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 wave	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 wave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave	infinitive	a small fold						vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	ridge	infinitive	a small fold not said here						tree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: US, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Put a crimp in» something means to spoil or limit it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Put	punct
2	Put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 means	csubj
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 crimp	det
4	crimp	crimp	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Put	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	2 Put	compound:prt
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Put	punct
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 Put	obj
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	to	to	PART	_	10 spoil	mark
10	spoil	spoil	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 means	xcomp
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 limit	cc
12	limit	limit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 spoil	conj
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 limit	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	put in in a quote	infinitive	a crimp	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent crimp=Asset something=Goal
2	mean	present		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	spoil not said to happen	to-infinitive		vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	limit	infinitive	crimp	vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer it=Patient

Example 1

Crimp the edges of the pie with a fork.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Crimp	crimp	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 edges	det
3	edges	edge	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Crimp	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 pie	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pie	det
6	pie	pie	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 edges	nmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 fork	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 fork	det
9	fork	fork	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pie	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Crimp	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crimp	imperative	you not said here	the edges of the pie with a fork					vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent edge=Patient

Example 2

She crimped her hair for the party.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 crimped	nsubj
2	crimped	crimp	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 hair	nmod:poss
4	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 crimped	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 party	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 party	det
7	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 crimped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 crimped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crimp	past	She	her hair				for the party	vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient

Example 3

The electrician crimped the plug onto the wire.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 electrician	det
2	electrician	electrician	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crimped	nsubj
3	crimped	crimp	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 plug	det
5	plug	plug	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crimped	obj
6	onto	onto	ADP	_	8 wire	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wire	det
8	wire	wire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crimped	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 crimped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crimp	past	the electrician	the plug		the wire			vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plug=Patient

Example 4

The paper had little crimps along the edge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 paper	det
2	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 crimps	amod
5	crimps	crimp	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
6	along	along	ADP	_	8 edge	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 edge	det
8	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the paper	little crimps				along the edge	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crimp=Patient

Example 5

The rain put a crimp in our beach day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rain	det
2	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	nsubj
3	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 crimp	det
5	crimp	crimp	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 day	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 day	nmod:poss
8	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 day	compound
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	past	the rain	a crimp			day		vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent crimp=Goal

Example 6

Gran showed me how to crimp a pasty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 showed	nsubj
2	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 showed	iobj
4	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	6 crimp	advmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 crimp	mark
6	crimp	crimp	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 showed	advcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 pasty	det
8	pasty	pasty	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 crimp	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	Gran		me				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient
2	crimp	to-infinitive	Gran not said here	a pasty					vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pasty=Patient

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