gargle

Who acts: gargle, act, Dad, you, baby, I · What happens: gargle, mean, hold, blow, make, clean · To what, where: liquid, back, air, throat, act, alcoholic drink · Speech: someone speaks here

«gargle» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: gargle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To gargle means to hold liquid in the back of your throat and blow air through it to make it bubble, to clean or soothe your throat.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 gargle	mark
2	gargle	gargle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	csubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 hold	mark
5	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hold	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 back	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 back	det
9	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hold	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 throat	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 throat	nmod:poss
12	throat	throat	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 back	nmod
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 blow	cc
14	blow	blow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 means	conj
15	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 blow	obj
16	through	through	ADP	_	17 it	case
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 blow	obl
18	to	to	PART	_	19 make	mark
19	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 blow	advcl
20	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 make	obj
21	bubble	bubble	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 make	obj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 clean	punct
23	to	to	PART	_	24 clean	mark
24	clean	clean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 blow	advcl
25	or	or	CCONJ	_	26 soothe	cc
26	soothe	soothe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	24 clean	conj
27	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	28 throat	nmod:poss
28	throat	throat	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 soothe	obj
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	gargle	to-infinitive			tree rules
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	hold not said to happen	to-infinitive	liquid	the back of your throat	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent liquid=Theme in back=Location
4	blow	present	air	air	vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent air=Patient
5	make	to-infinitive	liquid		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset it=Beneficiary bubble=Product
6	clean	to-infinitive			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
7	soothe	infinitive	your throat		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus throat=Experiencer

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

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A gargle is the act of gargling, or a liquid used for it, like salt water.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 gargle	det
2	gargle	gargle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 act	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 act	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 act	det
5	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	SCONJ	_	7 gargling	mark
7	gargling	gargle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 act	acl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 liquid	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 liquid	cc
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 liquid	det
11	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 act	appos
12	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 liquid	acl
13	for	for	ADP	_	14 it	case
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 used	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 water	punct
16	like	like	ADP	_	18 water	case
17	salt	salt	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 water	compound
18	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 used	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a gargle	the act		tree rules
2	gargle	gerund	the act not said here			tree rules
3	use	participle		a liquid not said here	for gargle; like salt water	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: noun, Irish/UK slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A gargle is an alcoholic drink.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 gargle	det
2	gargle	gargle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 drink	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 drink	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 drink	det
5	alcoholic	alcoholic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 drink	amod
6	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 drink	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a gargle	a alcoholic drink					tree rules

Example 1

Gargle with warm salt water to soothe your sore throat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gargle	gargle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	with	with	ADP	_	5 water	case
3	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 water	amod
4	salt	salt	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 water	compound
5	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Gargle	nmod
6	to	to	PART	_	7 soothe	mark
7	soothe	soothe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Gargle	acl
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 throat	nmod:poss
9	sore	sore	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 throat	amod
10	throat	throat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 soothe	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Gargle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	soothe	to-infinitive		your sore throat					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus throat=Experiencer

Example 2

Dad gargles mouthwash every morning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gargles	nsubj
2	gargles	gargle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	mouthwash	mouthwash	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gargles	obj
4	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	5 morning	det
5	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gargles	obl:unmarked
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gargles	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gargle	present	Dad	mouthwash			morning		tree rules

Example 3

Don't swallow the mouthwash — just gargle and spit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 swallow	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 swallow	advmod
3	swallow	swallow	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 mouthwash	det
5	mouthwash	mouthwash	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 swallow	obj
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	8 gargle	punct
7	just	just	ADV	_	8 gargle	advmod
8	gargle	gargle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 swallow	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 spit	cc
10	spit	spit	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 gargle	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 swallow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not swallow	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the mouthwash				gargle and spit obl	vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouthwash=Patient

Example 4

The baby made a funny gargling sound.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 baby	det
2	baby	baby	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	7 sound	det
5	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 sound	amod
6	gargling	gargle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 sound	amod
7	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the baby	a funny gargling sound					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
2	gargle	gerund							tree rules

Example 5

The water gargled down the drain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 water	det
2	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	gargled	gargle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 water	acl
4	down	down	ADP	_	6 drain	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 drain	det
6	drain	drain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gargled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 water	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gargle	participle		the water not said here				down the drain	tree rules

Example 6

I can gargle the tune of «Happy Birthday»!

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	3 gargle	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 gargle	aux
3	gargle	gargle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 tune	det
5	tune	tune	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gargle	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 Birthday	case
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 Birthday	punct
8	Happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 Birthday	amod
9	Birthday	Birthday	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 tune	nmod
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 Birthday	punct
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 gargle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gargle	can	I	the tune of Happy Birthday					tree rules

Example 7

(Ireland, slang) «Fancy a gargle after work?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Ireland	punct
2	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Fancy	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 slang	punct
4	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Ireland	appos
5	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 slang	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 Fancy	punct
7	Fancy	fancy	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 gargle	det
9	gargle	gargle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 Fancy	obj
10	after	after	ADP	_	11 work	case
11	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 Fancy	obl
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 Fancy	punct
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 Fancy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fancy in a quote	infinitive	Ireland	a gargle			after work		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gargle=Stimulus

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