muddied

Who acts: players, you, long explanation, His, cows, muddied things · What happens: make, cover, muddy, come off, leave, explain · To what, where: something, waters, pitch, new trainers, walk, stream · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

Made dirty or covered with mud.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	dirty	dirty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Made	xcomp
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 covered	cc
4	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Made	conj
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 mud	case
6	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 covered	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle						dirty property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	cover	participle						with mud	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with mud=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

Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

Made something less clear or more confusing, as in "muddied the waters".

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Made	obj
3	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	4 clear	advmod
4	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 something	amod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 confusing	cc
6	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	7 confusing	advmod
7	confusing	confusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 clear	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 muddied	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	12 muddied	mark
10	in	in	ADP	_	9 as	fixed
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 muddied	punct
12	muddied	muddy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Made	parataxis
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 waters	det
14	waters	water	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 muddied	obj
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 muddied	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past		something					tree rules
2	muddy in a quote	past		the waters					vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent water=Patient

Example 1

The players came off the pitch with muddied knees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 players	det
2	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	off	off	ADP	_	6 pitch	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pitch	det
6	pitch	pitch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	obl
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 knees	case
8	muddied	muddy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 knees	amod
9	knees	knee	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 came	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come off	past	the players	the pitch				with muddied knees	tree rules
2	muddy	participle							vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent

Example 2

My new trainers got muddied on the walk.

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	3 trainers	nmod:poss
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 trainers	amod
3	trainers	trainer	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 muddied	nsubj
4	got	get	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 muddied	aux:pass
5	muddied	muddy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 walk	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 walk	det
8	walk	walk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 muddied	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 muddied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	muddy	past · passive		My new trainers		the walk			vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient

Example 3

The stream was muddied after the heavy rain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 stream	det
2	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 muddied	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 muddied	aux:pass
4	muddied	muddy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	after	after	ADP	_	8 rain	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 rain	det
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rain	amod
8	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 muddied	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 muddied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	muddy	past · passive		the stream			after the heavy rain		vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient

Example 4

Leave your muddied wellies by the back door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 wellies	nmod:poss
3	muddied	muddy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 wellies	amod
4	wellies	welly	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Leave	obj
5	by	by	ADP	_	8 door	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 door	det
7	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 door	compound
8	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Leave	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Leave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	imperative	you not said here	your muddied wellies				by the back door	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent welly=Theme by door=Location
2	muddy	participle							vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent

Example 5

His long explanation only muddied the waters.

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	3 explanation	nmod:poss
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 explanation	amod
3	explanation	explanation	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 muddied	nsubj
4	only	only	ADV	_	5 muddied	advmod
5	muddied	muddy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 waters	det
7	waters	water	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 muddied	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 muddied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	muddy	past	His long explanation	the waters					vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent water=Patient
2	explain		His = he						nom explanation «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

The cows had muddied the gate with their hooves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cows	det
2	cows	cow	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 muddied	nsubj
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 muddied	aux
4	muddied	muddy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 gate	det
6	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 muddied	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 hooves	case
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 hooves	nmod:poss
9	hooves	hoove	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 gate	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 muddied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	muddy	past · perfect	the cows	the gate				with cows's hooves	vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent gate=Patient with hoove=Instrument

Example 7

The extra rules muddied things instead of making them clear.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 rules	det
2	extra	extra	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 rules	amod
3	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 things	nsubj
4	muddied	muddy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 things	amod
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=SCONJ	8 making	mark
7	of	of	ADP	_	6 instead	fixed
8	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 things	acl
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 making	obj
10	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 making	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 things	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	muddy	participle							vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent
2	make	gerund	muddied things not said here	rules = rule				clear property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product

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