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loosen

Who acts: you, Dad, tooth, someone, one · What happens: make, fix, loosen, become, control, take off · To what, where: something, belt, screw, rules, shoelaces, shoes

«loosen» 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: loosen in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make something less tight, firm or fixed: «loosen your belt», «loosen a screw».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	less	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 something	amod
5	tight	tight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 less	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 firm	punct
7	firm	firm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 tight	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 fixed	cc
9	fixed	fix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 tight	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 loosen	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 loosen	punct
12	loosen	loosen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 make	conj
13	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 belt	nmod:poss
14	belt	belt	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 loosen	obj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 loosen	punct
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 loosen	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 loosen	punct
18	loosen	loosen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	12 loosen	parataxis
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 screw	det
20	screw	screw	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 loosen	obj
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 loosen	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		something					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	fix	participle							vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
3	loosen in a quote	infinitive		your belt					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent belt=Patient
4	loosen in a quote	infinitive		a screw					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent screw=Patient

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 become less tight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 become	mark
2	become	become	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	4 tight	advmod
4	tight	tight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 become	xcomp
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tight	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	to-infinitive						tight property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

To make rules or control less strict.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 make	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 control	cc
5	control	control	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 make	conj
6	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	7 strict	advmod
7	strict	strict	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 control	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		rules					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rule=Product
2	control	infinitive						strict property	vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Loosen your shoelaces before you take off your shoes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Loosen	loosen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 shoelaces	nmod:poss
3	shoelaces	shoelace	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Loosen	obj
4	before	before	SCONJ	_	6 take	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 take	nsubj
6	take	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Loosen	advcl
7	off	off	ADP	_	6 take	compound:prt
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 shoes	nmod:poss
9	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 take	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Loosen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	loosen	imperative	you not said here	your shoelaces					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent shoelace=Patient
2	take off	present	you	your shoes					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme

Example 2

Dad loosened the lid of the jar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 loosened	nsubj
2	loosened	loosen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 lid	det
4	lid	lid	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 loosened	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 jar	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 jar	det
7	jar	jar	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lid	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 loosened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	loosen	past	Dad	the lid of the jar					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent lid=Patient

Example 3

Turn the screw anticlockwise to loosen it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 screw	det
3	screw	screw	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obj
4	anticlockwise	anticlockwise	ADV	_	1 Turn	advmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 loosen	mark
6	loosen	loosen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Turn	advcl
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 loosen	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	imperative	you not said here	the screw				anticlockwise property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent screw=Theme
2	loosen	to-infinitive	you not said here	screw					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 4

My tooth has loosened; it might fall out soon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 tooth	nmod:poss
2	tooth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 loosened	nsubj
3	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 loosened	aux
4	loosened	loosen	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 fall	punct
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 fall	nsubj
7	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 fall	aux
8	fall	fall	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 loosened	parataxis
9	out	out	ADV	_	8 fall	advmod
10	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	8 fall	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 loosened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	loosen	present · perfect	My tooth						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	fall out	might	tooth					out, soon property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

Loosen tight clothing if someone feels faint.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Loosen	loosen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	tight	tight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 clothing	amod
3	clothing	clothing	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Loosen	obj
4	if	if	SCONJ	_	6 feels	mark
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 feels	nsubj
6	feels	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Loosen	advcl
7	faint	faint	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 feels	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Loosen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	loosen	imperative	you not said here	tight clothing					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent clothing=Patient
2	feel a condition, not said to happen	present	someone					faint property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 6

Shake your arms to loosen up before the race.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shake	shake	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 arms	nmod:poss
3	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Shake	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 loosen	mark
5	loosen	loosen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Shake	xcomp
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 loosen	compound:prt
7	before	before	ADP	_	9 race	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 race	det
9	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 loosen	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Shake	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shake	imperative	you not said here	your arms					tree rules
2	loosen up	to-infinitive	you not said here				before the race		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 7

Lots were drawn, and one fell upon our Prince, whose chains were immediately loosened.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 drawn	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 drawn	aux:pass
3	drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 fell	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 fell	cc
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 fell	nsubj
7	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 drawn	parataxis
8	upon	upon	ADP	_	10 Prince	case
9	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 Prince	nmod:poss
10	Prince	Prince	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 fell	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 loosened	punct
12	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	13 chains	nmod:poss
13	chains	chain	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 loosened	nsubj:pass
14	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 loosened	aux:pass
15	immediately	immediately	ADV	_	16 loosened	advmod
16	loosened	loosen	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 fell	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drawn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	past · passive		Lots					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	fall	past	one					upon our Prince	vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon prince=Location
3	loosen	past · passive		chains				immediately property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient

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