propel

Who acts: them, engine, Oars, Air, great voice, burning fuel · What happens: push, drive, send, make, do, propel · To what, where: something, someone, new situation, them, boat, water

«propel» 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: propel in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To push or drive something forward.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 push	mark
2	push	push	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 drive	cc
4	drive	drive	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 push	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 drive	obj
6	forward	forward	ADV	_	4 drive	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 push	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	push	to-infinitive							vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
2	drive	infinitive		something				forward property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme something=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

To send someone into a new situation, or make them do something: propelled to fame.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 send	mark
2	send	send	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 send	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	7 situation	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 situation	det
6	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 situation	amod
7	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 send	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 make	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 make	cc
10	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 send	conj
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 make	obj
12	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 make	xcomp
13	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 do	obj
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 propelled	punct
15	propelled	propel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 something	acl
16	to	to	PART	_	17 fame	mark
17	fame	fame	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 propelled	xcomp
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 send	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	send	to-infinitive		someone	a new situation	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme
2	make	infinitive		them = they		tree rules
3	do	infinitive	them = they not said here	something		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
4	propel	participle				tree rules
5	fame	to-infinitive				tree rules

Example 1

The engine propels the boat through the water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 engine	det
2	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 propels	nsubj
3	propels	propel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 boat	det
5	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 propels	obj
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 water	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 water	det
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 propels	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 propels	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	propel	present	the engine	the boat		the water			tree rules

Example 2

Oars propel a rowing boat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Oars	oar	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 propel	nsubj
2	propel	propel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 boat	det
4	rowing	rowing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 boat	compound
5	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 propel	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 propel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	propel	present	Oars	a rowing boat					tree rules

Example 3

Air rushing out of the balloon propelled it across the room.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 propelled	nsubj
2	rushing	rush	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Air	acl
3	out	out	ADP	_	6 balloon	case
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 balloon	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 balloon	det
6	balloon	balloon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rushing	obl
7	propelled	propel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 propelled	obj
9	across	across	ADP	_	11 room	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 room	det
11	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 propelled	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 propelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rush out	gerund	Air not said here	the balloon					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme balloon=Trajectory
2	propel	past	Air	balloon		the room			tree rules

Example 4

Her great voice propelled her to fame.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 voice	nmod:poss
2	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 voice	amod
3	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 propelled	nsubj
4	propelled	propel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 propelled	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 fame	mark
7	fame	fame	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 propelled	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 propelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	propel	past	Her great voice	her = she					tree rules
2	fame	to-infinitive	Her great voice not said here						tree rules

Example 5

Rockets are propelled by burning fuel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rockets	rocket	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 propelled	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 propelled	aux:pass
3	propelled	propel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 fuel	case
5	burning	burn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 fuel	amod
6	fuel	fuel	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 propelled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 propelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	propel	present · passive	burning fuel	Rockets					tree rules
2	burn	gerund							vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The wind propelled the yacht faster than we expected.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wind	det
2	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 propelled	nsubj
3	propelled	propel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 yacht	det
5	yacht	yacht	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 propelled	obj
6	faster	fast	ADV	Degree=Cmp	3 propelled	advmod
7	than	than	SCONJ	_	9 expected	mark
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 expected	nsubj
9	expected	expect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 faster	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 propelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	propel	past	the wind	the yacht				fast property	tree rules
2	expect	past	we						vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 7

He imagines that one can propel things by means of steam."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 imagines	nsubj
2	imagines	imagine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 propel	mark
4	one	one	PRON	Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 propel	nsubj
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 propel	aux
6	propel	propel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 imagines	ccomp
7	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 propel	obj
8	by	by	ADP	_	9 means	case
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 propel	parataxis
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 steam	case
11	steam	steam	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 means	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 imagines	punct
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 imagines	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	imagine	present	He			vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	propel	can	one	things		tree rules
3	mean	present			of steam	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

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