defrost

Who acts: frozen food, We, peas, Mum, you, Dad · What happens: let, freeze, become, cook, eat, defrost · To what, where: chicken, fridge, ice, freezer, fish, meat · Speech: someone speaks here

«defrost» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: defrost in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To let frozen food become unfrozen before cooking or eating: «Defrost the chicken in the fridge».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 let	mark
2	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 become	advcl
3	frozen	freeze	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 food	amod
4	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 become	nsubj
5	become	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	unfrozen	unfrozen	ADV	_	5 become	advmod
7	before	before	SCONJ	_	8 cooking	mark
8	cooking	cook	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 become	advcl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 eating	cc
10	eating	eat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 cooking	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 Defrost	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 Defrost	punct
13	Defrost	defrost	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 become	parataxis
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 chicken	det
15	chicken	chicken	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 Defrost	obj
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 fridge	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 fridge	det
18	fridge	fridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 Defrost	obl
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 Defrost	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 become	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	let	to-infinitive	frozen food not said here				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent
2	freeze	participle					vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	become	present	frozen food			unfrozen property	tree rules
4	cook	gerund	frozen food not said here				vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
5	eat	gerund	frozen food not said here				vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	defrost in a quote	infinitive		the chicken	the fridge		vn debone-10.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chicken=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

To remove ice from a freezer, fridge or car windscreen: «We need to defrost the freezer».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 remove	mark
2	remove	remove	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 need	advcl
3	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 remove	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 freezer	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 freezer	det
6	freezer	freezer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 remove	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 fridge	punct
8	fridge	fridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 freezer	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 windscreen	cc
10	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 windscreen	compound
11	windscreen	windscreen	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 freezer	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	2 remove	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 need	punct
14	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 need	nsubj
15	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	to	to	PART	_	17 defrost	mark
17	defrost	defrost	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 need	xcomp
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 freezer	det
19	freezer	freezer	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 defrost	obj
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 defrost	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	remove	to-infinitive	We not said here	ice	a freezer and fridge or car windscreen	vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent ice=Theme from freezer=Source
2	need in a quote	present	We			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	defrost not said to happen, in a quote	to-infinitive	We not said here	the freezer		vn debone-10.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent freezer=Source

Meaning 3

To become unfrozen: «The peas will defrost in an hour».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 become	mark
2	become	become	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	unfrozen	unfrozen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 become	xcomp
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 defrost	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 defrost	punct
6	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 peas	det
7	peas	pea	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 defrost	nsubj
8	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 defrost	aux
9	defrost	defrost	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 become	parataxis
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 hour	case
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 hour	det
12	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 defrost	obl
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 defrost	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 become	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	to-infinitive						unfrozen property	tree rules
2	defrost in a quote	future	the peas				hour		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

Mum took the fish out of the freezer to defrost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 fish	det
4	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obj
5	out	out	ADP	_	8 freezer	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 freezer	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 freezer	det
8	freezer	freezer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 defrost	mark
10	defrost	defrost	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 freezer	acl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	Mum	the fish		the freezer			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent fish=Theme out freezer=Initial_Location
2	defrost	to-infinitive	Mum not said here						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

Always defrost meat in the fridge, not on the worktop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	2 defrost	advmod
2	defrost	defrost	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	meat	meat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 defrost	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 fridge	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 fridge	det
6	fridge	fridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 defrost	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 worktop	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 worktop	advmod
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 worktop	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 worktop	det
11	worktop	worktop	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 defrost	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 defrost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defrost	imperative	you not said here	meat		the fridge		on the worktop; always property	vn debone-10.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meat=Source

Example 3

Dad turned the car heater on to defrost the windscreen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 turned	nsubj
2	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 heater	det
4	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 heater	compound
5	heater	heater	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 turned	obj
6	on	on	SCONJ	_	8 defrost	mark
7	to	to	PART	_	8 defrost	mark
8	defrost	defrost	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 turned	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 windscreen	det
10	windscreen	windscreen	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 defrost	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	past	Dad	the car heater					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent heater=Theme
2	defrost	to-infinitive	Dad not said here	the windscreen					vn debone-10.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent windscreen=Source

Example 4

We had to defrost the old freezer because it was full of ice.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 defrost	mark
4	defrost	defrost	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 had	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 freezer	det
6	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 freezer	amod
7	freezer	freezer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 defrost	obj
8	because	because	SCONJ	_	11 full	mark
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 full	nsubj
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 full	cop
11	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 defrost	advcl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 ice	case
13	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 full	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have	past	We			tree rules
2	defrost	to-infinitive	We not said here	the old freezer		vn debone-10.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent freezer=Source
3	is	past	freezer		of ice; full property	tree rules

Example 5

Use the defrost setting on the microwave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 defrost	det
3	defrost	defrost	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
4	setting	set	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 defrost	acl
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 microwave	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 microwave	det
7	microwave	microwave	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 setting	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	the defrost					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent defrost=Patient
2	set	gerund	the defrost not said here			the microwave			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on microwave=Destination

Example 6

Leave the bread to defrost for an hour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 bread	det
3	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Leave	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 defrost	mark
5	defrost	defrost	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Leave	advcl
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 hour	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 hour	det
8	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 defrost	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Leave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	imperative	you not said here	the bread					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Theme
2	defrost	to-infinitive	you not said here				hour		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/defrost/