shear Who acts: bolt, Shears, large scissors, Shear, force, farmer · What happens: shear, be, mean, cut, break off, shear off · To what, where: sheep, something, strong sideways force, large scissors, hedges, force · Speech: someone speaks here
«shear» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: shear in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To shear a sheep is to cut off its wool.
mark advcl det obj cop mark compound:prt nmod:poss obj punct root To PART shear VERB a DET sheep NOUN is AUX to PART cut VERB off ADP its PRON wool NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 shear mark 2 shear shear VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 cut advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sheep det 4 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Sing 2 shear obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 cut cop 6 to to PART _ 7 cut mark 7 cut cut VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 off off ADP _ 7 cut compound:prt 9 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 wool nmod:poss 10 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 7 cut obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 cut punct
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1 shear to-infinitive a sheep vn wipe_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial_location»: agent=Agent sheep=Initial_Location 2 is present cut property tree rules
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 shear can mean to cut or break something off, often by a strong sideways force: the bolt sheared off.
The tree, 20 words mark aux aux mark xcomp cc conj obj compound:prt punct advmod case det amod amod obl punct det nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt punct root To PART shear AUX can AUX mean VERB to PART cut VERB or CCONJ break VERB something PRON off ADP , PUNCT often ADV by ADP a DET strong ADJ sideways ADJ force NOUN : PUNCT the DET bolt NOUN sheared VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 shear mark 2 shear shear AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to PART _ 6 cut mark 6 cut cut VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 mean xcomp 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 break cc 8 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 cut conj 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 break obj 10 off off ADP _ 8 break compound:prt 11 , , PUNCT _ 17 force punct 12 often often ADV _ 17 force advmod 13 by by ADP _ 17 force case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 force det 15 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 17 force amod 16 sideways sideways ADJ Degree=Pos 17 force amod 17 force force NOUN Number=Sing 8 break obl 18 : : PUNCT _ 21 sheared punct 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 bolt det 20 bolt bolt NOUN Number=Sing 21 sheared nsubj 21 sheared shear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 force acl:relcl 22 off off ADP _ 21 sheared compound:prt 23 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can · infinitive vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 cut not said to happen to-infinitive vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 break off infinitive something by a strong sideways force vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Patient 4 shear off past the bolt a strong sideways force not said here vn wipe_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial_location»: agent=Agent force=Initial_Location
Meaning 3 Shears (plural) are large scissors for cutting hedges, grass or wool.
The tree, 11 words nsubj punct appos punct cop amod mark acl obj punct appos cc conj punct root Shears NOUN ( PUNCT plural ADJ ) PUNCT are AUX large ADJ scissors NOUN for SCONJ cutting VERB hedges NOUN , PUNCT grass NOUN or CCONJ wool NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shears shear NOUN Number=Plur 7 scissors nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 plural punct 3 plural plural ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Shears appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 plural punct 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 scissors cop 6 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 scissors amod 7 scissors scissors NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 for for SCONJ _ 9 cutting mark 9 cutting cut VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 scissors acl 10 hedges hedge NOUN Number=Plur 9 cutting obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 grass punct 12 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 10 hedges appos 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 wool cc 14 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 12 grass conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 scissors punct
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1 is a present Shears large scissors tree rules 2 cut gerund large scissors not said here hedges vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hedge=Product
Meaning 4 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
Shear is a force that pushes parts of something sideways in opposite directions, like rubbing your hands together.
The tree, 18 words nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj case nmod advmod case amod obl punct mark conj nmod:poss obj advmod punct root Shear NOUN is AUX a DET force NOUN that PRON pushes VERB parts NOUN of ADP something PRON sideways ADV in ADP opposite ADJ directions NOUN , PUNCT like SCONJ rubbing VERB your PRON hands NOUN together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shear shear NOUN Number=Sing 4 force nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 force cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 force det 4 force force NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 pushes nsubj 6 pushes push VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 force acl:relcl 7 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 6 pushes obj 8 of of ADP _ 9 something case 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 parts nmod 10 sideways sideways ADV _ 6 pushes advmod 11 in in ADP _ 13 directions case 12 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 13 directions amod 13 directions direction NOUN Number=Plur 6 pushes obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 rubbing punct 15 like like SCONJ _ 16 rubbing mark 16 rubbing rub VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 pushes conj 17 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 hands nmod:poss 18 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 16 rubbing obj 19 together together ADV _ 16 rubbing advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 4 force punct
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1 is a present Shear a force tree rules 2 push present a force parts of something opposite directions sideways property vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent part=Theme in direction=Trajectory 3 rub gerund a force not said here your hands together property vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hand=Theme
Example 1 The farmer will shear the sheep in spring.
det nsubj aux det obj case obl punct root The DET farmer NOUN will AUX shear VERB the DET sheep NOUN in ADP spring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 4 shear nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 shear aux 4 shear shear VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sheep det 6 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Plur 4 shear obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 spring case 8 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 4 shear obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 shear punct
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1 shear future the farmer the sheep spring vn wipe_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial_location»: agent=Agent sheep=Initial_Location
Example 2 The sheep looked tiny after it was shorn.
det nsubj xcomp mark nsubj cop advcl punct root The DET sheep NOUN looked VERB tiny ADJ after SCONJ it PRON was AUX shorn ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sheep det 2 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Plur 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 3 looked xcomp 5 after after SCONJ _ 8 shorn mark 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 shorn nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 shorn cop 8 shorn shorn ADJ Degree=Pos 3 looked advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past the sheep tiny property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 is past it shorn property tree rules
Example 3 Grandpa trims the hedge with garden shears.
nsubj det obj case compound nmod punct root Grandpa PROPN trims VERB the DET hedge NOUN with ADP garden NOUN shears NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 2 trims nsubj 2 trims trim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 hedge det 4 hedge hedge NOUN Number=Sing 2 trims obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 shears case 6 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 7 shears compound 7 shears shear NOUN Number=Plur 4 hedge nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 trims punct
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1 trim present Grandpa the hedge with garden shears vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent hedge=Destination with shear=Theme
Example 4 The strong wind sheared a branch off the tree.
det amod nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET strong ADJ wind NOUN sheared VERB a DET branch NOUN off ADP the DET tree NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 wind det 2 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 wind amod 3 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 4 sheared nsubj 4 sheared shear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 branch det 6 branch branch NOUN Number=Sing 4 sheared obj 7 off off ADP _ 9 tree case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 tree det 9 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 sheared obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 sheared punct
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1 shear past the strong wind a branch the tree vn wipe_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent branch=Theme off tree=Initial_Location
Example 5 Sheep shearing is a big sport in New Zealand.
compound nsubj cop det amod case flat nmod punct root Sheep NOUN shearing NOUN is AUX a DET big ADJ sport NOUN in ADP New PROPN Zealand PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sheep sheep NOUN Number=Sing 2 shearing compound 2 shearing shearing NOUN Number=Sing 6 sport nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sport cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sport det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sport amod 6 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 Zealand case 8 New New PROPN Number=Sing 9 Zealand flat 9 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 6 sport nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 sport punct
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1 is a present Sheep shearing a big sport New Zealand tree rules
Example 6 In science we learned how shear forces break things.
case obl nsubj advmod ccomp nsubj conj obj punct root In ADP science NOUN we PRON learned VERB how ADV shear VERB forces NOUN break VERB things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 science case 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 4 learned obl 3 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 learned nsubj 4 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 shear advmod 6 shear shear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 learned ccomp 7 forces force NOUN Number=Plur 8 break nsubj 8 break break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 shear conj 9 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 8 break obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 learned punct
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1 learn past we science vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 shear present vn wipe_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent 3 break present forces things vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Patient
Example 7 The shearers worked fast all day.
det nsubj advmod det obl:unmarked punct root The DET shearers NOUN worked VERB fast ADV all DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shearers det 2 shearers shearer NOUN Number=Plur 3 worked nsubj 3 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 3 worked advmod 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 day det 6 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 worked obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 worked punct
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1 work past the shearers day fast property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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