hairball

Who acts: ball, cat, Brushing, haired cats, Dad, vet · What happens: form, lick, cough up, brush, help, stop · To what, where: stomach, fur, hairball, rug, cat, hairballs

«hairball» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: hairball in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A ball of hair that forms in the stomach of an animal, especially a cat, after it licks its fur, and is then coughed up.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ball	det
2	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 forms	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 hair	case
4	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ball	nmod
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 forms	nsubj
6	forms	form	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 stomach	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 stomach	det
9	stomach	stomach	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 forms	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 animal	case
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 animal	det
12	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stomach	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 cat	punct
14	especially	especially	ADV	_	16 cat	advmod
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 cat	det
16	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 animal	appos
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 licks	punct
18	after	after	SCONJ	_	20 licks	mark
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 licks	nsubj
20	licks	lick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 forms	parataxis
21	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 fur	nmod:poss
22	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 licks	obj
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 coughed	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 coughed	cc
25	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	27 coughed	aux:pass
26	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	27 coughed	advmod
27	coughed	cough	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 licks	conj
28	up	up	ADP	_	27 coughed	compound:prt
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 forms	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	form	present	a ball of hair		the stomach of a animal		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in stomach=Location
2	lick	present	ball	ball's fur			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent fur=Source
3	cough up	present · passive	ball not said here			then	vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»

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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A tangle of hair, for example in a hairbrush or plughole.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 tangle	det
2	tangle	tangle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 hair	case
4	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tangle	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 example	punct
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 example	case
7	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tangle	nmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 hairbrush	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 hairbrush	det
10	hairbrush	hairbrush	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 example	nmod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 plughole	cc
12	plughole	plughole	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hairbrush	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tangle	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The cat coughed up a hairball on the rug.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 coughed	nsubj
3	coughed	cough	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 coughed	compound:prt
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 hairball	det
6	hairball	hairball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 coughed	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 rug	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rug	det
9	rug	rug	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 coughed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 coughed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cough up	past	the cat	a hairball		the rug			vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent hairball=Theme on rug=Destination

Example 2

Brushing your cat helps stop hairballs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brushing	brush	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 helps	csubj
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 cat	nmod:poss
3	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Brushing	obj
4	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 helps	xcomp
6	hairballs	hairball	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 stop	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	brush	gerund			your cat	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent cat=Destination
2	help	present	Brushing			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	stop	infinitive	Brushing not said here	hairballs		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality hairball=Eventuality

Example 3

Long-haired cats get more hairballs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 haired	amod
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Long	punct
3	haired	haired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 cats	amod
4	cats	cat	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 get	nsubj
5	get	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	7 hairballs	amod
7	hairballs	hairball	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 get	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present	haired cats	more hairballs					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hairball=Stimulus

Example 4

Dad pulled a huge hairball out of the shower drain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pulled	nsubj
2	pulled	pull	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hairball	det
4	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 hairball	amod
5	hairball	hairball	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pulled	obj
6	out	out	ADP	_	10 drain	case
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 drain	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 drain	det
9	shower	shower	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 drain	compound
10	drain	drain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pulled	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pulled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pull	past	Dad	a huge hairball		the shower drain			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent hairball=Theme out drain=Initial_Location

Example 5

The vet gave us food that reduces hairballs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vet	det
2	vet	vet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 reduces	nsubj
7	reduces	reduce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 food	acl:relcl
8	hairballs	hairball	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 reduces	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the vet	food	us				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient food=Theme
2	reduce	present	food	hairballs					vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer hairball=Patient

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