hoist

Who acts: machine, Dad, sailors, They, crane, steel · What happens: lift, pull up, hoist, raise up, beam, watch · To what, where: something, sails, flag, heavy things, yourself, me

«hoist» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: hoist in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To lift or pull something heavy up, often with ropes or a machine, as in «hoist the sails».

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 lift	mark
2	lift	lift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 hoist	advcl
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 pull	cc
4	pull	pull	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 lift	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 pull	obj
6	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 something	amod
7	up	up	ADP	_	4 pull	compound:prt
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 ropes	punct
9	often	often	ADV	_	11 ropes	advmod
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 ropes	case
11	ropes	rope	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 lift	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 machine	cc
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 machine	det
14	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 ropes	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 hoist	punct
16	as	as	SCONJ	_	19 hoist	mark
17	in	in	ADP	_	16 as	fixed
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 hoist	punct
19	hoist	hoist	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 sails	det
21	sails	sail	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 hoist	obj
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	21 sails	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	19 hoist	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	lift	to-infinitive		with ropes or a machine	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	pull up	infinitive	something		vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
3	hoist in a quote	imperative	the sails		vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sail=Theme

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 raise a flag up a pole.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 raise	mark
2	raise	raise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 flag	det
4	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 raise	obj
5	up	up	ADP	_	2 raise	compound:prt
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pole	det
7	pole	pole	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 raise	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 raise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	raise up	to-infinitive		a flag				a pole obl:unmarked	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A machine for lifting heavy things or people, as in «a hospital hoist».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 machine	det
2	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	SCONJ	_	4 lifting	mark
4	lifting	lift	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 machine	acl
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 things	amod
6	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 lifting	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 people	cc
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 things	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 hoist	punct
10	as	as	SCONJ	_	15 hoist	mark
11	in	in	ADP	_	15 hoist	case
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 hoist	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 hoist	det
14	hospital	hospital	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 hoist	compound
15	hoist	hoist	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 things	appos
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 hoist	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 machine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lift	gerund	a machine not said here	heavy things or people					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme

Meaning 4

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To lift yourself or someone else up, as in «Dad hoisted me onto his shoulders».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 lift	mark
2	lift	lift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 hoisted	ccomp
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 lift	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 someone	cc
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 yourself	conj
6	else	else	ADV	_	5 someone	advmod
7	up	up	ADV	_	2 lift	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 hoisted	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	13 hoisted	mark
10	in	in	ADP	_	9 as	fixed
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 hoisted	punct
12	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 hoisted	nsubj
13	hoisted	hoist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	13 hoisted	obj
15	onto	onto	ADP	_	17 shoulders	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 shoulders	nmod:poss
17	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 hoisted	obl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 hoisted	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 hoisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lift	to-infinitive	Dad not said here	yourself					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme
2	hoist in a quote	past	Dad	me		Dad's shoulders			tree rules

Example 1

The sailors hoisted the sails.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sailors	det
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hoisted	nsubj
3	hoisted	hoist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sails	det
5	sails	sail	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hoisted	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hoisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hoist	past	the sailors	the sails					vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sail=Theme

Example 2

They hoisted the flag on the school's sports day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 hoisted	nsubj
2	hoisted	hoist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 flag	det
4	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hoisted	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	10 day	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 school	det
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 day	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 school	case
9	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 day	compound
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hoisted	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hoisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hoist	past	They	the flag			day		vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Theme

Example 3

A crane hoisted the steel beams onto the roof.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 crane	det
2	crane	crane	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hoisted	nsubj
3	hoisted	hoist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 steel	det
5	steel	steel	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 beams	nsubj
6	beams	beam	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 hoisted	ccomp
7	onto	onto	ADP	_	9 roof	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 roof	det
9	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 beams	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hoisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hoist	past	a crane						tree rules
2	beam	present	the steel			the roof			vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent onto roof=Recipient

Example 4

Dad hoisted me onto his shoulders to watch the parade.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hoisted	nsubj
2	hoisted	hoist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 hoisted	obj
4	onto	onto	ADP	_	6 shoulders	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 shoulders	nmod:poss
6	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hoisted	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 watch	mark
8	watch	watch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 hoisted	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 parade	det
10	parade	parade	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 watch	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hoisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hoist	past	Dad	me		Dad's shoulders			vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme onto shoulder=Destination
2	watch	to-infinitive	Dad not said here	the parade					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parade=Theme

Example 5

The nurse used a hoist to lift the patient.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 nurse	det
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hoist	det
5	hoist	hoist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 lift	mark
7	lift	lift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 patient	det
9	patient	patient	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lift	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the nurse	a hoist					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hoist=Patient
2	lift	to-infinitive	the nurse not said here	the patient					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patient=Theme

Example 6

A pulley makes it easier to hoist a heavy bucket.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 pulley	det
2	pulley	pulley	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	nsubj
3	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 makes	obj
5	easier	easy	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 makes	xcomp
6	to	to	PART	_	7 hoist	mark
7	hoist	hoist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 easier	xcomp
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 bucket	det
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 bucket	amod
10	bucket	bucket	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hoist	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	a pulley	it				easy property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
2	hoist	to-infinitive		a heavy bucket					vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bucket=Theme

Example 7

His brothers hoisted the stone to a great height, and then cut the rope.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 brothers	nmod:poss
2	brothers	brother	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hoisted	nsubj
3	hoisted	hoist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 stone	det
5	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hoisted	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 height	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 height	det
8	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 height	amod
9	height	height	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hoisted	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 cut	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 cut	cc
12	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	13 cut	advmod
13	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 hoisted	parataxis
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 rope	det
15	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cut	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hoisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hoist	past	His brothers	the stone		a great height			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent stone=Theme to height=Destination
2	cut	infinitive		the rope			then		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rope=Product

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