gassing

Who acts: Chatting, you, two old friends, Toad, Soldiers, We · What happens: chat, talk, boast, kill, fill, gas up · To what, where: car, homework, cup, masks, First World War, way · Speech: someone speaks here

«gassing» 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: gassing in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, UK, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

Chatting or talking for a long time about not very important things; also boasting.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chatting	chat	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	15 boasting	csubj
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 talking	cc
3	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Chatting	conj
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 time	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 time	det
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 time	amod
7	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 talking	obl
8	about	about	ADP	_	12 things	case
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 important	advmod
10	very	very	ADV	_	11 important	advmod
11	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 things	amod
12	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 time	nmod
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Chatting	punct
14	also	also	ADV	_	15 boasting	advmod
15	boasting	boast	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	root	root
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 boasting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	roles by
1	chat speech: other	gerund			vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	talk	gerund		time	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	boast speech: other	gerund	Chatting		vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: 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

Poisoning or killing with gas; an attack with poison gas.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Poisoning	poisoning	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 killing	cc
3	killing	kill	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Poisoning	conj
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 gas	case
5	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 killing	obl
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 attack	punct
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 attack	det
8	attack	attack	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Poisoning	conj
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 gas	case
10	poison	poison	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 gas	compound
11	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 attack	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Poisoning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	kill	gerund						with gas	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Meaning 3

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

Filling a car with petrol, as in «gassing up».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Filling	fill	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 car	det
3	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Filling	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 petrol	case
5	petrol	petrol	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Filling	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 gassing	punct
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 gassing	mark
8	in	in	SCONJ	_	10 gassing	mark
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 gassing	punct
10	gassing	gas	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Filling	conj
11	up	up	ADP	_	10 gassing	compound:prt
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 gassing	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Filling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fill	gerund		a car				with petrol	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent car=Patient with petrol=Instrument
2	gas up in a quote	gerund							vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Stop gassing and finish your homework!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	gassing	gas	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 finish	cc
4	finish	finish	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 homework	nmod:poss
6	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 finish	obj
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	gas	gerund	you not said here		vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
3	finish	infinitive	you not said here	your homework	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality homework=Eventuality

Example 2

The two old friends sat gassing over a cup of tea all afternoon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 friends	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 friends	nummod
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 friends	amod
4	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 sat	nsubj
5	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	gassing	gas	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 sat	advcl
7	over	over	ADP	_	9 cup	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 cup	det
9	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gassing	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 tea	case
11	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 cup	nmod
12	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	13 afternoon	det
13	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gassing	obl:unmarked
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	the two old friends						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	gas	gerund	the two old friends not said here			a cup of tea	afternoon		vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Toad was gassing on about his adventures again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 gassing	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gassing	aux
3	gassing	gas	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	3 gassing	compound:prt
5	about	about	ADP	_	7 adventures	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 adventures	nmod:poss
7	adventures	adventure	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gassing	obl
8	again	again	ADV	_	3 gassing	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gassing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gas on	past · progressive	Toad				again	about Toad's adventures	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
2	adventure		Toad						nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Soldiers wore masks to protect them from gassing in the First World War.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wore	nsubj
2	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	masks	mask	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wore	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 protect	mark
5	protect	protect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 wore	advcl
6	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 protect	obj
7	from	from	SCONJ	_	8 gassing	mark
8	gassing	gas	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 protect	advcl
9	in	in	ADP	_	13 War	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 War	det
11	First	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	13 War	amod
12	World	World	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 War	compound
13	War	War	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 gassing	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	wear	past	Soldiers	masks		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent mask=Theme
2	protect	to-infinitive	Soldiers not said here	masks = mask		vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary
3	gas	gerund	Soldiers not said here		the First World War	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent

Example 5

We stopped to gas up the car on the way to Grandma's.

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 stopped	nsubj
2	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 gas	case
4	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stopped	obl
5	up	up	ADP	_	7 car	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 car	det
7	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stopped	obl
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 way	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 way	det
10	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stopped	obl
11	to	to	ADP	_	12 Grandma	case
12	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 way	nmod
13	's	's	PART	_	12 Grandma	case
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	past	We			the way to Grandma		to gas; up the car	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 6

Rat was tired of Toad's endless gassing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 tired	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 tired	cop
3	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	8 gassing	case
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 gassing	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 Toad	case
7	endless	endless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 gassing	amod
8	gassing	gassing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tired	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tired	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Rat					of Toad's endless gassing; tired property	tree rules
2	gas		Toad						nom gassing «process transitive»: poss=agent

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