slash

Who acts: slash, you, half, pirate, Someone, Farmers · What happens: cut, stroke, reduce, slope, use, have · To what, where: something, blade, prices, sloping line symbol, writing, slash · Speech: someone speaks here

«slash» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: slash in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To cut something with a long, quick, violent stroke of a blade.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 cut	mark
2	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 cut	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	11 stroke	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 stroke	det
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 stroke	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 long	punct
8	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 stroke	amod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 quick	punct
10	violent	violent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 stroke	amod
11	stroke	stroke	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cut	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 blade	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 blade	det
14	blade	blade	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 stroke	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	to-infinitive		something				with a long quick violent stroke of a blade	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient with stroke=Instrument
2	stroke			a blade					nom stroke «act transitive»: of=patient

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 reduce prices, costs or numbers by a lot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 reduce	mark
2	reduce	reduce	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 reduce	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 costs	punct
5	costs	cost	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 prices	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 numbers	cc
7	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 prices	conj
8	by	by	ADP	_	10 lot	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 lot	det
10	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 reduce	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 reduce	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reduce	to-infinitive		prices and costs or numbers				by a lot	vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer price=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A long cut or a wild sweeping blow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 cut	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 cut	amod
3	cut	cut	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 blow	cc
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 blow	det
6	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 blow	amod
7	sweeping	sweeping	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 blow	amod
8	blow	blow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cut	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cut	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The sloping line symbol /, used in writing, fractions, dates and web addresses.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 symbol	det
2	sloping	slope	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 symbol	amod
3	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 symbol	compound
4	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	/	/	PUNCT	_	4 symbol	punct
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 used	punct
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 symbol	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 writing	case
9	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 used	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 fractions	punct
11	fractions	fraction	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 writing	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 dates	punct
13	dates	date	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 writing	conj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 addresses	cc
15	web	web	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 addresses	compound
16	addresses	address	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 writing	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 symbol	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slope	gerund							vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	use	participle		the sloping line symbol not said here		writing and fractions and dates and web addresses			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 5

Usage: UK, slang, rude-ish — kept apart, not parsed.

«Have a slash» means go for a wee (urinate); it is crude and not for school.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Have	punct
2	Have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 means	ccomp
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 slash	det
4	slash	slash	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Have	obj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Have	punct
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 means	ccomp
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 wee	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 wee	det
10	wee	wee	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 go	obl
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 urinate	punct
12	urinate	urinate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 go	parataxis
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 urinate	punct
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 crude	punct
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 crude	nsubj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 crude	cop
17	crude	crude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 means	parataxis
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 school	cc
19	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	21 school	advmod
20	for	for	ADP	_	21 school	case
21	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 crude	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have in a quote	infinitive		a slash		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slash=Patient
2	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	go	infinitive			for a wee	vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for wee=Beneficiary
4	urinate	infinitive				vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	is	present	slash		crude property	tree rules

Example 1

Write three quarters as 3/4, with a slash.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 quarters	nummod
3	quarters	quarter	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Write	obj
4	as	as	ADP	_	5 3/4	case
5	3/4	3/4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 Write	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 slash	punct
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 slash	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 slash	det
9	slash	slash	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	three quarters				as 3/4	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent quarter=Result as 3/4=Attribute

Example 2

The shop has slashed its prices by half.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slashed	nsubj:pass
3	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 slashed	aux
4	slashed	slash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 prices	nmod:poss
6	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 slashed	obj
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 half	case
8	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	4 slashed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 slashed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slash	present · perfect · passive	half	the shop					vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient price=Result

Example 3

The pirate slashed the rope with his sword.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pirate	det
2	pirate	pirate	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slashed	nsubj
3	slashed	slash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 rope	det
5	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slashed	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 sword	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 sword	nmod:poss
8	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slashed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 slashed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slash	past	the pirate	the rope				with pirate's sword	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Patient with sword=Instrument

Example 4

Someone slashed the tyres on our car.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 slashed	nsubj
2	slashed	slash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 tyres	det
4	tyres	tyre	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 slashed	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 car	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 car	nmod:poss
7	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 slashed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 slashed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slash	past	Someone	the tyres		our car			vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tyre=Patient

Example 5

Type "and/or" with a slash between the words.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Type	type	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 and/or	compound
2	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 and/or	punct
3	and/or	and/or	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 and/or	punct
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 slash	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 slash	det
7	slash	slash	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 and/or	nmod
8	between	between	ADP	_	10 words	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 words	det
10	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 slash	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 and/or	punct

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

Example 6

Farmers in some rainforests use slash-and-burn farming.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 use	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 rainforests	case
3	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	4 rainforests	det
4	rainforests	rainforest	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Farmers	nmod
5	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	slash	slash	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 use	obj
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 farming	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 farming	cc
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 and	punct
10	burn	burn	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 farming	compound
11	farming	farming	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 slash	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Farmers in some rainforests	slash and burn farming					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slash=Patient

Example 7

There was a long slash in the tent after the storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 slash	det
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 slash	amod
5	slash	slash	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 tent	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tent	det
8	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 slash	nmod
9	after	after	ADP	_	11 storm	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 storm	det
11	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tent	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a long slash in the tent after the storm			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

(UK slang, crude) "Back in a minute, I need a slash."

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 slang	compound
3	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 crude	punct
5	crude	crude	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slang	conj
6	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 Back	punct
8	Back	back	ADV	_	3 slang	advmod
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 minute	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 minute	det
11	minute	minute	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Back	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 need	punct
13	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 need	nsubj
14	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 slang	parataxis
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 slash	det
16	slash	slash	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 need	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct
18	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need in a quote	present	I	a slash					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot slash=Theme

Example 9

He slashed into them with a stick and brought them low.

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 slashed	nsubj
2	slashed	slash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	into	into	ADP	_	4 them	case
4	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 slashed	obl
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 stick	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 stick	det
7	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 slashed	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 brought	cc
9	brought	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 slashed	conj
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 brought	obj
11	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 brought	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 slashed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slash	past	He					into them = they result; with a stick	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Agent into they=Result with stick=Instrument
2	bring	past	He not said here	them = they				low property	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent they=Theme

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