mince Who acts: Mince meat, it, your, Mum, you, We · What happens: be, cut, use, call, mince, not mince · To what, where: Mince meat, small pieces, pie, food, words, something · Speech: someone speaks here
«mince» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: mince in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Mince is meat cut into very small pieces in a machine, used for burgers, spaghetti bolognese and cottage pie; in the US and Canada it is called «ground beef» or «hamburger meat».
The tree, 32 words compound cop acl case advmod amod obl case det nmod punct acl:relcl case obl punct compound conj cc compound conj punct case det obl cc conj nsubj:pass aux:pass acl punct compound xcomp punct cc punct compound conj punct punct root Mince NOUN is AUX meat NOUN cut VERB into ADP very ADV small ADJ pieces NOUN in ADP a DET machine NOUN , PUNCT used VERB for ADP burgers NOUN , PUNCT spaghetti NOUN bolognese NOUN and CCONJ cottage NOUN pie NOUN ; PUNCT in ADP the DET US PROPN and CCONJ Canada PROPN it PRON is AUX called VERB « PUNCT ground NOUN beef NOUN » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT hamburger NOUN meat NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mince mince NOUN Number=Sing 3 meat compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 meat cop 3 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 cut cut VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 meat acl 5 into into ADP _ 8 pieces case 6 very very ADV _ 7 small advmod 7 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 8 pieces amod 8 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 4 cut obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 machine case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 machine det 11 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 8 pieces nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 used punct 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 pieces acl:relcl 14 for for ADP _ 15 burgers case 15 burgers burger NOUN Number=Plur 13 used obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 bolognese punct 17 spaghetti spaghetti NOUN Number=Sing 18 bolognese compound 18 bolognese bolognese NOUN Number=Sing 15 burgers conj 19 and and CCONJ _ 21 pie cc 20 cottage cottage NOUN Number=Sing 21 pie compound 21 pie pie NOUN Number=Sing 18 bolognese conj 22 ; ; PUNCT _ 30 called punct 23 in in ADP _ 25 US case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 US det 25 US US PROPN Number=Sing 30 called obl 26 and and CCONJ _ 27 Canada cc 27 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 25 US conj 28 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 30 called nsubj:pass 29 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 30 called aux:pass 30 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 meat acl 31 « « PUNCT _ 33 beef punct 32 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 33 beef compound 33 beef beef NOUN Number=Sing 30 called xcomp 34 » » PUNCT _ 33 beef punct 35 or or CCONJ _ 38 meat cc 36 « « PUNCT _ 38 meat punct 37 hamburger hamburger NOUN Number=Sing 38 meat compound 38 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 33 beef conj 39 » » PUNCT _ 33 beef punct 40 . . PUNCT _ 3 meat punct
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1 is a present Mince meat tree rules 2 cut participle Mince meat not said here into small pieces in a machine vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into piece=Patient 3 use participle small pieces in a machine not said here for burgers and spaghetti bolognese and cottage pie vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 call present · passive Mince meat not said here pie in the US and Canada vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
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 mince food is to cut it into very small pieces.
mark advcl obj cop mark obj case advmod amod obl punct root To PART mince VERB food NOUN is AUX to PART cut VERB it PRON into ADP very ADV small ADJ pieces NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mince mark 2 mince mince VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 cut advcl 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 mince obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 cut cop 5 to to PART _ 6 cut mark 6 cut cut VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 cut obj 8 into into ADP _ 11 pieces case 9 very very ADV _ 10 small advmod 10 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 11 pieces amod 11 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 6 cut obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 cut punct
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1 mince to-infinitive food vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient 2 is present small pieces cut property tree rules
Meaning 3 To mince is to walk with small, quick, fussy steps.
mark csubj cop mark case amod punct amod punct amod obl punct root To PART mince VERB is AUX to PART walk VERB with ADP small ADJ , PUNCT quick ADJ , PUNCT fussy ADJ steps NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mince mark 2 mince mince VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 walk csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 walk cop 4 to to PART _ 5 walk mark 5 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 with with ADP _ 12 steps case 7 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 12 steps amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 small punct 9 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 12 steps amod 10 , , PUNCT _ 9 quick punct 11 fussy fussy ADJ Degree=Pos 12 steps amod 12 steps step NOUN Number=Plur 5 walk obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 walk punct
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1 mince to-infinitive vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 is present with small quick fussy steps; walk property tree rules
Meaning 4 «Not mince your words» means to say something directly, even if it is not polite.
The tree, 15 words punct advmod csubj nmod:poss obj punct mark xcomp obj advmod punct advmod mark nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct root « PUNCT Not PART mince VERB your PRON words NOUN » PUNCT means VERB to PART say VERB something PRON directly ADV , PUNCT even ADV if SCONJ it PRON is AUX not PART polite ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 mince punct 2 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 3 mince advmod 3 mince mince VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 means csubj 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 words nmod:poss 5 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 mince obj 6 » » PUNCT _ 3 mince punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 say mark 9 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 means xcomp 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 say obj 11 directly directly ADV _ 9 say advmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 18 polite punct 13 even even ADV _ 18 polite advmod 14 if if SCONJ _ 18 polite mark 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 polite nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 polite cop 17 not not PART Polarity=Neg 18 polite advmod 18 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 9 say ccomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 not mince in a quote infinitive your words vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 say speech: assert not said to happen to-infinitive something directly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic 4 not is a condition, not said to happen present it polite property tree rules 5 word in a quote your nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 Mum bought beef mince for burgers.
nsubj compound obj case obl punct root Mum NOUN bought VERB beef NOUN mince NOUN for ADP burgers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought nsubj 2 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 beef beef NOUN Number=Sing 4 mince compound 4 mince mince NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 burgers case 6 burgers burger NOUN Number=Plur 2 bought obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 bought punct
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1 buy past Mum beef mince for burgers vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent mince=Theme for burger=Beneficiary
Example 2 Fry the mince with onions.
det obj case obl punct root Fry VERB the DET mince NOUN with ADP onions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fry fry VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 mince det 3 mince mince NOUN Number=Sing 1 Fry obj 4 with with ADP _ 5 onions case 5 onions onion NOUN Number=Plur 1 Fry obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Fry punct
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1 fry imperative you not said here the mince with onions vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent mince=Patient with onion=Instrument
Example 3 Mince the garlic very finely.
det obj advmod advmod punct root Mince VERB the DET garlic NOUN very ADV finely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mince mince VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 garlic det 3 garlic garlic NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mince obj 4 very very ADV _ 5 finely advmod 5 finely finely ADV _ 1 Mince advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Mince punct
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1 mince imperative you not said here the garlic finely property vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garlic=Patient
Example 4 We eat mince pies at Christmas.
nsubj compound obj case obl punct root We PRON eat VERB mince NOUN pies NOUN at ADP Christmas PROPN . PUNCT 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 eat nsubj 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mince mince NOUN Number=Sing 4 pies compound 4 pies pie NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat obj 5 at at ADP _ 6 Christmas case 6 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 2 eat obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat present We mince pies Christmas vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pie=Patient
Example 5 She didn't mince her words: «That's wrong.»
nsubj aux advmod nmod:poss obj punct punct nsubj cop conj punct punct root She PRON did AUX n't PART mince VERB her PRON words NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT That PRON 's AUX wrong ADJ . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 mince nsubj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 mince aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 mince advmod 4 mince mince VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 words nmod:poss 6 words word NOUN Number=Plur 4 mince obj 7 : : PUNCT _ 11 wrong punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 11 wrong punct 9 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 wrong nsubj 10 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 wrong cop 11 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mince conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 mince punct 13 » » PUNCT _ 4 mince punct
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1 not mince past · do-support She her words vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient 2 is in a quote present That wrong property tree rules 3 word her = she nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 (Scotland) Stop talking mince!
punct nsubj punct xcomp obj punct root ( PUNCT Scotland PROPN ) PUNCT Stop VERB talking VERB mince NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Scotland punct 2 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 4 Stop nsubj 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Scotland punct 4 Stop stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 talking talk VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 Stop xcomp 6 mince mince NOUN Number=Sing 5 talking obj 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 Stop punct
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1 stop present Scotland vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 talk gerund Scotland not said here mince vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent mince=Patient
Example 7 In the US, mince is called ground beef.
case det obl punct nsubj:pass aux:pass compound xcomp punct root In ADP the DET US PROPN , PUNCT mince NOUN is AUX called VERB ground NOUN beef NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 US case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 US det 3 US US PROPN Number=Sing 7 called obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 US punct 5 mince mince NOUN Number=Sing 7 called nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 called aux:pass 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 9 beef compound 9 beef beef NOUN Number=Sing 7 called xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 called punct
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1 call present · passive mince in the US vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 8 The mince is browning in the pan.
det nsubj aux case det obl punct root The DET mince NOUN is AUX browning VERB in ADP the DET pan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mince det 2 mince mince NOUN Number=Sing 4 browning nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 browning aux 4 browning brown VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 pan case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pan det 7 pan pan NOUN Number=Sing 4 browning obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 browning punct
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1 brown present · progressive the mince in the pan vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in pan=Instrument
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