plumb

Who acts: weight, something, plumb, builder, wall, Sailors · What happens: fit, use, check, be, measure, mean · To what, where: water pipes, building, depth, deepest point, plumb line, wall · Speech: someone speaks here

«plumb» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: plumb in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To fit water pipes in a building: «plumb in a washing machine».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 fit	mark
2	fit	fit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pipes	compound
4	pipes	pipe	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 fit	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 building	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 building	det
7	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fit	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 plumb	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 plumb	punct
10	plumb	plumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 building	appos
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 machine	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 machine	det
13	washing	washing	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 machine	compound
14	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 plumb	nmod
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 plumb	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fit	to-infinitive		water pipes		a building			vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent pipe=Theme in building=Trajectory

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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A weight on a string (a plumb line or plumb bob) used to check that something is exactly vertical or to measure depth.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 weight	det
2	weight	weight	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 used	nsubj
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 string	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 string	det
5	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 weight	nmod
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 line	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 line	det
8	plumb	plumb	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 line	amod
9	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 string	appos
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 bob	cc
11	plumb	plumb	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 bob	amod
12	bob	bob	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 line	conj
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 line	punct
14	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	to	to	PART	_	16 check	mark
16	check	check	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 used	advcl
17	that	that	SCONJ	_	21 vertical	mark
18	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	21 vertical	nsubj
19	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 vertical	cop
20	exactly	exactly	ADV	_	21 vertical	advmod
21	vertical	vertical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 check	ccomp
22	or	or	CCONJ	_	24 measure	cc
23	to	to	PART	_	24 measure	mark
24	measure	measure	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	21 vertical	conj
25	depth	depth	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 measure	obj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	past	a weight on a string			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	check	to-infinitive	a weight on a string not said here			vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	something		exactly, vertical property	tree rules
4	measure	to-infinitive	something not said here	depth		vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme depth=Value

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Exactly vertical, perfectly upright.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Exactly	exactly	ADV	_	2 vertical	advmod
2	vertical	vertical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 upright	punct
4	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	_	5 upright	advmod
5	upright	upright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 vertical	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 vertical	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To measure the depth of water; «plumb the depths» means reach the deepest or worst point.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 measure	mark
2	measure	measure	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 means	advcl
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 depth	det
4	depth	depth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 measure	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 water	case
6	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 depth	nmod
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 means	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 plumb	punct
9	plumb	plumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 means	nsubj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 depths	det
11	depths	depth	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 plumb	conj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 plumb	punct
13	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	reach	reach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 means	ccomp
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 point	det
16	deepest	deep	ADJ	Degree=Sup	19 point	amod
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 worst	cc
18	worst	bad	ADJ	Degree=Sup	16 deepest	conj
19	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 reach	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	measure	to-infinitive	plumb and the depths not said here	the depth of water	vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme depth=Value
2	mean	present	plumb and the depths		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	reach	infinitive		the deepest point	vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent point=Theme

Meaning 5

Usage: informal, adverb, mainly US — kept apart, not parsed.

Completely or exactly: «plumb crazy», «plumb in the middle».

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Completely	completely	ADV	_	7 crazy	advmod
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 exactly	cc
3	exactly	exactly	ADV	_	1 Completely	conj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 crazy	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 crazy	punct
6	plumb	plumb	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 crazy	amod
7	crazy	crazy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 crazy	punct
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 plumb	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 plumb	punct
11	plumb	plumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 crazy	appos
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 middle	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 middle	det
14	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 plumb	nmod
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 plumb	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 crazy	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The builder used a plumb line to check the wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 builder	det
2	builder	builder	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 line	det
5	plumb	plumb	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 line	amod
6	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 check	mark
8	check	check	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 wall	det
10	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 check	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the builder	a plumb line					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient
2	check	to-infinitive	the builder not said here	the wall					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Theme

Example 2

The wall is not plumb; it leans.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wall	det
2	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 plumb	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 plumb	cop
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 plumb	advmod
5	plumb	plumb	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 leans	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 leans	nsubj
8	leans	lean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 plumb	parataxis
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 plumb	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	present	the wall					plumb property	tree rules
2	lean	present	wall						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Dad plumbed in the new dishwasher.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	plumbed	plumb	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Dad	acl
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 dishwasher	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 dishwasher	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 dishwasher	amod
6	dishwasher	dishwasher	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plumbed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Dad	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plumb	participle		Dad not said here		the new dishwasher			vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in dishwasher=Location

Example 4

Sailors plumbed the depth of the river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 plumbed	nsubj
2	plumbed	plumb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 depth	det
4	depth	depth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plumbed	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 river	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 river	det
7	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 depth	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 plumbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plumb	past	Sailors	the depth of the river					vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent depth=Location

Example 5

Gravity pulls the plumb bob straight down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gravity	gravity	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pulls	nsubj
2	pulls	pull	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bob	det
4	plumb	plumb	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bob	amod
5	bob	bob	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pulls	obj
6	straight	straight	ADV	_	7 down	advmod
7	down	down	ADV	_	2 pulls	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pulls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pull	present	Gravity	the plumb bob				down property	vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bob=Theme

Example 6

«You're plumb crazy!» said the cowboy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 crazy	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 crazy	nsubj
3	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 crazy	cop
4	plumb	plumb	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 crazy	amod
5	crazy	crazy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 said	ccomp
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 crazy	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 crazy	punct
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cowboy	det
10	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	You					crazy property	tree rules
2	say speech: express	past	the cowboy						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 7

The ball landed plumb in the middle of the target.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ball	det
2	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 landed	nsubj
3	landed	land	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	plumb	plumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 landed	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 middle	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 middle	det
7	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 landed	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 target	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 target	det
10	target	target	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 middle	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 landed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	land	past	the ball	plumb		the middle of the target			vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent plumb=Theme in middle=Destination

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