masher

Who acts: man, sense, you, Mum, We, masher · What happens: use, crush, cook, make, be, pass · To what, where: cooked potatoes, soft mush, unwanted advances, potato masher, me, masher · Speech: someone speaks here

«masher» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: masher in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A kitchen tool with a handle and a flat head with holes or a wavy wire, used to crush cooked potatoes or other food into a soft mush (a potato masher).

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 tool	det
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tool	compound
3	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 handle	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 handle	det
6	handle	handle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tool	nmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 head	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 head	det
9	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 head	amod
10	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tool	conj
11	with	with	ADP	_	12 holes	case
12	holes	hole	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 head	nmod
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 wire	cc
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 wire	det
15	wavy	wavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 wire	amod
16	wire	wire	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 holes	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 used	punct
18	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 tool	conj
19	to	to	PART	_	20 crush	mark
20	crush	crush	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 used	xcomp
21	cooked	cook	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	22 potatoes	amod
22	potatoes	potato	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 crush	obj
23	or	or	CCONJ	_	25 food	cc
24	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 food	amod
25	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 potatoes	conj
26	into	into	ADP	_	29 mush	case
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 mush	det
28	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 mush	amod
29	mush	mush	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 crush	obl
30	(	(	PUNCT	_	33 masher	punct
31	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	33 masher	det
32	potato	potato	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 masher	compound
33	masher	masher	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 mush	appos
34	)	)	PUNCT	_	33 masher	punct
35	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tool	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	participle			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	crush	to-infinitive	cooked potatoes or other food	into a soft mush result	vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent potato=Patient into mush=Result
3	cook	participle			vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=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

Usage: old-fashioned slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A man who made unwanted advances to women in public; this sense is old and rarely used now.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 man	det
2	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	unwanted	unwanted	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 advances	amod
6	advances	advance	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 women	case
8	women	woman	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 public	case
10	public	public	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 women	nmod
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 old	punct
12	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	13 sense	det
13	sense	sense	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 old	nsubj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 old	cop
15	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 made	parataxis
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 used	cc
17	rarely	rarely	ADV	_	18 used	advmod
18	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 old	conj
19	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 used	advmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	a man	unwanted advances		to women in public	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advance=Product
2	is	present	this sense			old property	tree rules
3	use	participle	this sense not said here		now	rarely property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Pass me the potato masher, please.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pass	pass	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Pass	obj
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 masher	det
4	potato	potato	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 masher	compound
5	masher	masher	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pass	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Pass	punct
7	please	please	INTJ	_	1 Pass	discourse
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Pass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass	imperative	you not said here	the potato masher	me				vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient masher=Theme

Example 2

Mum used the masher to make fluffy mashed potatoes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 masher	det
4	masher	masher	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
7	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 potatoes	amod
8	mashed	mash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 potatoes	amod
9	potatoes	potato	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 make	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	use	past	Mum	the masher	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent masher=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive	Mum not said here	fluffy mashed potatoes	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset potato=Product
3	mash	participle			vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 3

We mashed the bananas with a masher for banana bread.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 mashed	nsubj
2	mashed	mash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 bananas	det
4	bananas	banana	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 mashed	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 masher	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 masher	det
7	masher	masher	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mashed	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 bread	case
9	banana	banana	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bread	compound
10	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 masher	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 mashed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mash	past	We	the bananas				with a masher for banana bread	vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent banana=Patient with masher=Instrument

Example 4

The masher has a wavy metal head.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 masher	det
2	masher	masher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 head	det
5	wavy	wavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 head	amod
6	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 head	compound
7	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the masher	a wavy metal head					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient

Example 5

Use the masher until there are no lumps left.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 masher	det
3	masher	masher	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
4	until	until	SCONJ	_	6 are	mark
5	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	6 are	expl
6	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Use	advcl
7	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	8 lumps	det
8	lumps	lump	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 are	nsubj
9	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 lumps	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	the masher		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent masher=Patient
2	does	present	no lumps		there	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	leave	participle		no lumps not said here		vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Our masher is made of plastic so it won't scratch the pan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 masher	nmod:poss
2	masher	masher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 made	aux:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 plastic	case
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
7	so	so	ADV	_	11 scratch	advmod
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 scratch	nsubj
9	wo	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 scratch	aux
10	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 scratch	advmod
11	scratch	scratch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 made	advcl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 pan	det
13	pan	pan	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 scratch	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		Our masher				of plastic	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
2	not scratch	future	masher	the pan					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pan=Theme

Example 7

Grandad calls me the best potato masher in the family.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 calls	nsubj
2	calls	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 calls	obj
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 masher	det
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	7 masher	amod
6	potato	potato	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 masher	compound
7	masher	masher	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 calls	xcomp
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 family	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 family	det
10	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 masher	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 calls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	Grandad		me				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient

Example 8

A masher crushes; a whisk mixes air in.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 masher	det
2	masher	masher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crushes	nsubj
3	crushes	crush	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 mixes	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 whisk	det
6	whisk	whisk	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 mixes	nsubj
7	mixes	mix	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 crushes	conj
8	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 mixes	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	7 mixes	compound:prt
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 crushes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crush	present	a masher						vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	mix in	present	a whisk	air					vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Patient

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