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gel

Who acts: Gel, you, He, vera gel, Shower gel · What happens: be, gel, work, use, put, make · To what, where: thick substance, people, hand gel, gel, hair, jelly

«gel» 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: gel in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Gel is a thick, wobbly or sticky substance, between a liquid and a solid, like hair gel, shower gel or hand gel.

The tree, 22 words
nsubjcopdetamodpunctconjccconjpunctcasedetapposccdetconjpunctcasecompoundconjpunctcompoundparataxiscccompoundconjpunctrootGelNOUNisAUXaDETthickADJ,PUNCTwobblyADJorCCONJstickyADJsubstanceNOUN,PUNCTbetweenADPaDETliquidNOUNandCCONJaDETsolidNOUN,PUNCTlikeADPhairNOUNgelNOUN,PUNCTshowerNOUNgelNOUNorCCONJhandNOUNgelNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GelgelNOUNNumber=Sing9 substancensubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 substancecop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 substancedet
4thickthickADJDegree=Pos9 substanceamod
5,,PUNCT_6 wobblypunct
6wobblywobblyADJDegree=Pos4 thickconj
7ororCCONJ_8 stickycc
8stickystickyADJDegree=Pos4 thickconj
9substancesubstanceNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
10,,PUNCT_13 liquidpunct
11betweenbetweenADP_13 liquidcase
12aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 liquiddet
13liquidliquidNOUNNumber=Sing9 substanceappos
14andandCCONJ_16 solidcc
15aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art16 soliddet
16solidsolidNOUNNumber=Sing13 liquidconj
17,,PUNCT_20 gelpunct
18likelikeADP_20 gelcase
19hairhairNOUNNumber=Sing20 gelcompound
20gelgelNOUNNumber=Sing9 substanceconj
21,,PUNCT_23 gelpunct
22showershowerNOUNNumber=Sing23 gelcompound
23gelgelNOUNNumber=Sing9 substanceparataxis
24ororCCONJ_26 gelcc
25handhandNOUNNumber=Sing26 gelcompound
26gelgelNOUNNumber=Sing23 gelconj
27..PUNCT_9 substancepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentGela thick substance and hair geltree rules

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 gel is to become firmer, like jelly setting.

markcsubjcopmarkadvmodpunctcasecompoundoblpunctrootToPARTgelVERBisAUXtoPARTbecomeVERBfirmerADV,PUNCTlikeADPjellyNOUNsettingNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 gelmark
2gelgelVERBVerbForm=Inf5 becomecsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 becomecop
4totoPART_5 becomemark
5becomebecomeVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
6firmerfirmerADV_5 becomeadvmod
7,,PUNCT_10 settingpunct
8likelikeADP_10 settingcase
9jellyjellyNOUNNumber=Sing10 settingcompound
10settingsettingNOUNNumber=Sing5 becomeobl
11..PUNCT_5 becomepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gelto-infinitivevn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2ispresentlike jelly setting; become, firmer propertytree rules

Meaning 3

To gel (of people) is to start to work well together.

markadvclpunctcaseobjpunctcopmarkmarkxcompadvmodadvmodpunctrootToPARTgelVERB(PUNCTofADPpeopleNOUN)PUNCTisAUXtoPARTstartVERBtoPARTworkVERBwellADVtogetherADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 gelmark
2gelgelVERBVerbForm=Inf9 startadvcl
3((PUNCT_5 peoplepunct
4ofofADP_5 peoplecase
5peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur2 gelobj
6))PUNCT_5 peoplepunct
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 startcop
8totoPART_9 startmark
9startstartVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
10totoPART_11 workmark
11workworkVERBVerbForm=Inf9 startxcomp
12wellwellADVDegree=Pos11 workadvmod
13togethertogetherADV_11 workadvmod
14..PUNCT_9 startpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gelto-infinitivepeoplevn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient
2ispresentstart propertytree rules
3workto-infinitivetogether, well propertyvn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Use some hand gel before lunch.

detcompoundobjcaseoblpunctrootUseVERBsomeDEThandNOUNgelNOUNbeforeADPlunchNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UseuseVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2somesomeDETPronType=Ind4 geldet
3handhandNOUNNumber=Sing4 gelcompound
4gelgelNOUNNumber=Sing1 Useobj
5beforebeforeADP_6 lunchcase
6lunchlunchNOUNNumber=Sing1 Useobl
7..PUNCT_1 Usepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1useimperativeyou not said heresome hand gelbefore lunchvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gel=Patient

Example 2

He put gel in his hair to make it spiky.

nsubjobjcasenmod:possoblmarkadvclobjxcomppunctrootHePRONputVERBgelNOUNinADPhisPRONhairNOUNtoPARTmakeVERBitPRONspikyADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 putnsubj
2putputVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3gelgelNOUNNumber=Sing2 putobj
4ininADP_6 haircase
5hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 hairnmod:poss
6hairhairNOUNNumber=Sing2 putobl
7totoPART_8 makemark
8makemakeVERBVerbForm=Inf2 putadvcl
9ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 makeobj
10spikyspikyADJDegree=Pos8 makexcomp
11..PUNCT_2 putpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1putpastHegelhis hairvn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent gel=Theme in hair=Destination
2maketo-infinitiveHe not said heregelspiky propertyvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

Example 3

The jelly gelled in the fridge.

detaclcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETjellyNOUNgelledVERBinADPtheDETfridgeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 jellydet
2jellyjellyNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3gelledgelVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 jellyacl
4ininADP_6 fridgecase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 fridgedet
6fridgefridgeNOUNNumber=Sing3 gelledobl
7..PUNCT_2 jellypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gelparticiplethe jelly not said herethe fridgevn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Our team really gelled in the second half.

nmod:possnsubj:passadvmodcasedetamodoblpunctrootOurPRONteamNOUNreallyADVgelledVERBinADPtheDETsecondADJhalfNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 teamnmod:poss
2teamteamNOUNNumber=Sing4 gellednsubj:pass
3reallyreallyADV_4 gelledadvmod
4gelledgelVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5ininADP_8 halfcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 halfdet
7secondsecondADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord8 halfamod
8halfhalfNOUNNumber=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac4 gelledobl
9..PUNCT_4 gelledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gelparticiple · passiveOur teamthe second halfvn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 5

Put a cold gel pack on the bump.

detamodcompoundobjcasedetoblpunctrootPutVERBaDETcoldADJgelNOUNpackNOUNonADPtheDETbumpNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PutputVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 packdet
3coldcoldADJDegree=Pos5 packamod
4gelgelNOUNNumber=Sing5 packcompound
5packpackNOUNNumber=Sing1 Putobj
6ononADP_8 bumpcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 bumpdet
8bumpbumpNOUNNumber=Sing1 Putobl
9..PUNCT_1 Putpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1putimperativeyou not said herea cold gel packthe bumpvn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent pack=Theme on bump=Destination

Example 6

Aloe vera gel soothes sunburn.

compoundcompoundnsubjobjpunctrootAloePROPNveraPROPNgelNOUNsoothesVERBsunburnNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AloeAloePROPNNumber=Sing2 veracompound
2veraVeraPROPNNumber=Sing3 gelcompound
3gelgelNOUNNumber=Sing4 soothesnsubj
4soothessootheVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5sunburnsunburnNOUNNumber=Sing4 soothesobj
6..PUNCT_4 soothespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1soothepresentvera gelsunburnvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus sunburn=Experiencer

Example 7

Shower gel smells of strawberries.

compoundnsubjcaseoblpunctrootShowerNOUNgelNOUNsmellsVERBofADPstrawberriesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ShowershowerNOUNNumber=Sing2 gelcompound
2gelgelNOUNNumber=Sing3 smellsnsubj
3smellssmellVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4ofofADP_5 strawberriescase
5strawberriesstrawberryNOUNNumber=Plur3 smellsobl
6..PUNCT_3 smellspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1smellpresentShower gelof strawberriesvn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of strawberry=Theme

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