pincer

Who acts: two groups, crab, Earwigs, Dad, scorpion, army · What happens: use, curve, grip, pull out, come, nip · To what, where: two claws, things, nails, attack, finger, pincers

«pincer» 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: pincer in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

One of the two claws of a crab, lobster or scorpion, used for gripping.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 claws	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 claws	det
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 claws	nummod
5	claws	claw	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 crab	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 crab	det
8	crab	crab	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 claws	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 lobster	punct
10	lobster	lobster	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 crab	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 scorpion	cc
12	scorpion	scorpion	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 crab	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct
14	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 claws	acl
15	for	for	ADP	_	16 gripping	case
16	gripping	gripping	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 used	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 One	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		the two claws of a crab and lobster or scorpion not said here				for gripping	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Pincers: a tool with two handles and two curved jaws for gripping things or pulling out nails.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pincers	pincer	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 tool	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 tool	det
4	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pincers	conj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 handles	case
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 handles	nummod
7	handles	handle	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 tool	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 jaws	cc
9	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 jaws	nummod
10	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 jaws	amod
11	jaws	jaw	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 handles	conj
12	for	for	SCONJ	_	13 gripping	mark
13	gripping	grip	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 tool	advcl
14	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 gripping	obj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 pulling	cc
16	pulling	pull	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 gripping	conj
17	out	out	ADP	_	16 pulling	compound:prt
18	nails	nail	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 pulling	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Pincers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	curve	participle		vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
2	grip	gerund	things	vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Experiencer
3	pull out	gerund	nails	tree rules

Meaning 3

A pincer movement: an attack in which two groups come at an enemy from both sides.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 movement	det
2	pincer	pincer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 movement	compound
3	movement	movement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 attack	punct
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 attack	det
6	attack	attack	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 movement	appos
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 which	case
8	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 come	obl
9	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 groups	nummod
10	groups	group	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 come	nsubj
11	come	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 attack	acl:relcl
12	at	at	ADP	_	14 enemy	case
13	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 enemy	det
14	enemy	enemy	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 come	obl
15	from	from	ADP	_	17 sides	case
16	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	17 sides	det
17	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 come	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 movement	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present	two groups			a attack		at a enemy; from both sides	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from side=Initial_Location

Example 1

The crab nipped my finger with its pincer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 crab	det
2	crab	crab	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 nipped	nsubj
3	nipped	nip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 finger	nmod:poss
5	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 nipped	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 pincer	case
7	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 pincer	nmod:poss
8	pincer	pincer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 nipped	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 nipped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	nip	past	the crab	my finger				with crab's pincer	vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location finger=Theme

Example 2

Earwigs have pincers at the end of their bodies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Earwigs	earwig	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	pincers	pincer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	obj
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 end	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 end	det
6	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 bodies	case
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 bodies	nmod:poss
9	bodies	body	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 end	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Earwigs	pincers			at the end of Earwigs's bodies		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pincer=Patient

Example 3

Dad pulled the nail out with a pair of pincers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pulled	nsubj
2	pulled	pull	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 nail	det
4	nail	nail	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pulled	obj
5	out	out	ADP	_	2 pulled	compound:prt
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 pair	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 pair	det
8	pair	pair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pulled	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 pincers	case
10	pincers	pincer	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 pair	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pulled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pull out	past	Dad	the nail				with a pair of pincers	tree rules

Example 4

The scorpion grabbed the beetle with its pincers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 scorpion	det
2	scorpion	scorpion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 grabbed	nsubj
3	grabbed	grab	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 beetle	det
5	beetle	beetle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 grabbed	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 pincers	case
7	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 pincers	nmod:poss
8	pincers	pincer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 grabbed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 grabbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grab	past	the scorpion	the beetle				with scorpion's pincers	vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beetle=Theme

Example 5

The army attacked in a pincer movement from the north and south.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 army	det
2	army	army	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 attacked	nsubj
3	attacked	attack	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 movement	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 movement	det
6	pincer	pincer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 movement	compound
7	movement	movement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 attacked	obl
8	from	from	ADP	_	10 north	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 north	det
10	north	north	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 movement	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 south	cc
12	south	south	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 north	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 attacked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attack	past	the army			a pincer movement from the north and south			vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

A lobster's pincers are very strong.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 lobster	det
2	lobster	lobster	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pincers	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 lobster	case
4	pincers	pincer	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 strong	nsubj
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 strong	cop
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 strong	advmod
7	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 strong	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a lobster's pincers					strong property	tree rules

Example 7

So the crab caught hold of his neck with his claws as securely as with a pair of blacksmith's pincers, and called out, "Off with you, now!"

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	4 caught	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 crab	det
3	crab	crab	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 caught	nsubj
4	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	hold	hold	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 caught	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 neck	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 neck	nmod:poss
8	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hold	nmod
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 claws	case
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 claws	nmod:poss
11	claws	claw	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 caught	obl
12	as	as	ADV	_	13 securely	advmod
13	securely	securely	ADV	_	17 pair	advmod
14	as	as	ADP	_	17 pair	case
15	with	with	ADP	_	17 pair	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 pair	det
17	pair	pair	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 caught	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	21 pincers	case
19	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 pincers	nmod:poss
20	's	's	PART	_	19 blacksmith	case
21	pincers	pincer	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 pair	nmod
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 called	punct
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 called	cc
24	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 caught	parataxis
25	out	out	ADP	_	24 called	compound:prt
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 Off	punct
27	"	"	PUNCT	_	28 Off	punct
28	Off	off	ADV	_	24 called	parataxis
29	with	with	ADP	_	30 you	case
30	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	28 Off	obl
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 now	punct
32	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	28 Off	advmod
33	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 caught	punct
34	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	catch	past	the crab	hold of crab's neck	with crab's claws; as a pair of blacksmith's pincers	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hold=Theme
2	call out speech: assert	participle				vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	hold			crab's neck		nom hold «act transitive»: of=patient

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