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slim

Who acts: you, school, new tablet, slim chance, snow, team · What happens: try, lose, eat, slim down, make, reduce · To what, where: weight, timetable, slim lead, money, slim book, lost cat

«slim» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: slim in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Thin in an attractive or healthy way: a slim girl, a slim phone.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
2	in	in	ADP	_	7 way	case
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
4	attractive	attractive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 healthy	cc
6	healthy	healthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 attractive	conj
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 girl	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 girl	det
10	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 girl	amod
11	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 way	appos
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 phone	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 phone	det
14	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 phone	amod
15	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 girl	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 way	punct

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

Meaning 2

Small in amount; not likely: a slim chance, a slim lead.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 amount	case
3	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Small	obl
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Small	punct
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 likely	advmod
6	likely	likely	ADV	_	1 Small	advmod
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 chance	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 chance	det
9	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 chance	amod
10	chance	chance	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Small	parataxis
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 lead	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 lead	det
13	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 lead	amod
14	lead	lead	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 chance	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Small	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: verb, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

To try to lose weight by eating less.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 try	mark
2	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 lose	mark
4	lose	lose	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 try	xcomp
5	weight	weight	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lose	obj
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 eating	mark
7	eating	eat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 lose	advcl
8	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	7 eating	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	to-infinitive							vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	lose not said to happen	to-infinitive		weight					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weight=Eventuality
3	eat	gerund						less property	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

Slim down: to make smaller or reduce.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slim	slim	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	down	down	ADP	_	1 Slim	compound:prt
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 make	punct
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Slim	conj
6	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 make	xcomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 reduce	cc
8	reduce	reduce	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 make	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Slim	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slim down	imperative	you not said here						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive	you not said here					small property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	reduce	infinitive	you not said here						vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"The school slimmed down the timetable."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 slimmed	punct
2	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 school	det
3	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slimmed	nsubj
4	slimmed	slim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	down	down	ADP	_	4 slimmed	compound:prt
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 timetable	det
7	timetable	timetable	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slimmed	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 slimmed	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 slimmed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slim down in a quote	past	the school	the timetable					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent timetable=Patient

Example 1

The new tablet is very slim.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 tablet	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 tablet	amod
3	tablet	tablet	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 slim	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 slim	cop
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 slim	advmod
6	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 slim	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the new tablet					slim property	tree rules

Example 2

There is only a slim chance of snow tomorrow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 is	expl
2	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	only	only	ADV	_	6 chance	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 chance	det
5	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 chance	amod
6	chance	chance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 is	nsubj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 snow	case
8	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 chance	nmod
9	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 chance	nmod:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 is	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	a slim chance of snow tomorrow			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	chance		snow						nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent

Example 3

Our team had a slim lead of one point.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 team	nmod:poss
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 lead	det
5	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 lead	amod
6	lead	lead	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 point	case
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 point	nummod
9	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lead	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Our team	a slim lead of one point					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lead=Patient

Example 4

My aunt is tall and slim.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 aunt	nmod:poss
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tall	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 tall	cop
4	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 slim	cc
6	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 tall	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tall	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My aunt					tall property	tree rules
2	be		My aunt not said here						tree rules

Example 5

The company slimmed down to save money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 company	det
2	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slimmed	nsubj
3	slimmed	slim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	down	down	ADV	_	3 slimmed	advmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 save	mark
6	save	save	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 slimmed	advcl
7	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 save	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 slimmed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slim down	past	the company					down property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	save	to-infinitive	the company not said here	money					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme

Example 6

He read a slim book of poems.

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 read	nsubj
2	read	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 book	det
4	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 book	amod
5	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 read	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 poems	case
7	poems	poem	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 book	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 read	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	past	He	a slim book of poems					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic

Example 7

Is there a slim hope they will find the lost cat? Yes, a slim one.

Sentence 1: Is there a slim hope they will find the lost cat?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	1 Is	expl
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hope	det
4	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 hope	amod
5	hope	hope	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Is	nsubj
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 find	nsubj
7	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 find	aux
8	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 hope	acl:relcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 cat	det
10	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 cat	amod
11	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 find	obj
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Is	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	a slim hope			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	find	future	they	the lost cat					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Topic
3	lose	participle							vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: Yes, a slim one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	5 one	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Yes	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 one	det
4	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 one	amod
5	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 one	punct

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

Example 8

It was a lady, tall and slim, and glittering.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 tall	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 tall	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 lady	det
4	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tall	nsubj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 tall	punct
6	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 slim	cc
8	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tall	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 glittering	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 glittering	cc
11	glittering	glitter	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 tall	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 tall	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	It					tall property	tree rules
2	be								tree rules
3	glitter	gerund							vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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