impeding

Who acts: player, fallen tree, you, corridor, referee, mud · What happens: impede, mean, get, slow down, make, be · To what, where: way, rule break, football, opponent, ball, traffic

«impeding» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: impeding in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Impeding means getting in the way of something and slowing it down or making it harder.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Impeding	impede	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 way	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 way	det
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 getting	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 way	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 slowing	cc
10	slowing	slow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 getting	conj
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 slowing	obj
12	down	down	ADP	_	10 slowing	compound:prt
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 making	cc
14	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 getting	conj
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 making	obj
16	harder	hard	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	14 making	xcomp
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	impede	gerund				vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer
2	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	get not said to happen	gerund		the way of something		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
4	slow down	gerund	way			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient
5	make	gerund	way		hard property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

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: sport, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

Impeding is a rule-break in football or hockey where a player blocks an opponent without playing the ball.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Impeding	impede	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 break	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 break	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 break	det
4	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 break	compound
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 rule	punct
6	break	break	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 football	case
8	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 break	nmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 hockey	cc
10	hockey	hockey	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 break	conj
11	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	14 blocks	advmod
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 player	det
13	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 blocks	nsubj
14	blocks	block	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 hockey	acl:relcl
15	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 opponent	det
16	opponent	opponent	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 blocks	obj
17	without	without	SCONJ	_	18 playing	mark
18	playing	play	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 blocks	advcl
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 ball	det
20	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 playing	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 break	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	impede	gerund				vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer
2	is a	present		a rule break or hockey	football	tree rules
3	block	present	a player	a opponent		vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer opponent=Theme
4	play	gerund	a player not said here	the ball		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme

Example 1

A fallen tree was impeding the traffic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 tree	det
2	fallen	fall	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 tree	amod
3	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 impeding	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 impeding	aux
5	impeding	impede	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 traffic	det
7	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 impeding	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 impeding	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	participle							vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	impede	past · progressive	a fallen tree	the traffic					vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer traffic=Eventuality

Example 2

Do not leave bags in the corridor impeding the fire exit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 leave	aux
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 leave	advmod
3	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	bags	bag	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 leave	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 corridor	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 corridor	det
7	corridor	corridor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 leave	obl
8	impeding	impede	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 corridor	acl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 exit	det
10	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 exit	compound
11	exit	exit	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 impeding	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 leave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not leave	imperative · do-support	you not said here	bags		the corridor			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bag=Theme in corridor=Location
2	impede	gerund	the corridor not said here	the fire exit					vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer exit=Eventuality

Example 3

The referee gave a free kick for impeding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 referee	det
2	referee	referee	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 kick	det
5	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 kick	amod
6	kick	kick	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	8 impeding	mark
8	impeding	impede	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 gave	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the referee	a free kick					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kick=Theme
2	impede	gerund	the referee not said here						vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer

Example 4

The mud was impeding our progress up the hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 mud	det
2	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 impeding	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 impeding	aux
4	impeding	impede	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 progress	nmod:poss
6	progress	progress	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 impeding	obj
7	up	up	ADP	_	9 hill	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 hill	det
9	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 impeding	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 impeding	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	impede	past · progressive	the mud	our progress				up the hill	vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer progress=Eventuality
2	progress		our						nom progress «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

He was arrested for impeding a police officer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 arrested	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 arrested	aux:pass
3	arrested	arrest	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	for	for	SCONJ	_	5 impeding	mark
5	impeding	impede	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 arrested	advcl
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 officer	det
7	police	police	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 officer	compound
8	officer	officer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 impeding	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 arrested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	arrest	past · passive		He					vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	impede	gerund		a police officer					vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer officer=Eventuality

Example 6

Fear can stop you, impeding your learning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stop	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 stop	aux
3	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 stop	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 impeding	punct
6	impeding	impede	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 stop	advcl
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 learning	nmod:poss
8	learning	learning	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 impeding	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	can	Fear	you					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality you=Eventuality
2	impede	gerund	Fear not said here	your learning					vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer learning=Eventuality

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