spill Who acts: small pieces, spill, secret, I, you, someone · What happens: spill, mean, let, fall, be, come out · To what, where: liquid, container, stuff, edge, crowds, street · Speech: someone speaks here
«spill» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: spill in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To spill means to let a liquid or small pieces fall out of a container by accident.
The tree, 17 words mark csubj mark ccomp det obj cc amod nsubj acl:relcl case case det obl case nmod punct root To PART spill VERB means VERB to PART let VERB a DET liquid NOUN or CCONJ small ADJ pieces NOUN fall VERB out ADP of ADP a DET container NOUN by ADP accident NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 spill mark 2 spill spill VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 let mark 5 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 liquid det 7 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 5 let obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 pieces cc 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 pieces amod 10 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 11 fall nsubj 11 fall fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 liquid acl:relcl 12 out out ADP _ 15 container case 13 of of ADP _ 15 container case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 container det 15 container container NOUN Number=Sing 11 fall obl 16 by by ADP _ 17 accident case 17 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 15 container nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 spill to-infinitive vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 let not said to happen to-infinitive a liquid vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent liquid=Theme 4 fall present small pieces a liquid not said here a container by accident vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient liquid=Result
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 A spill is liquid or stuff that has been spilled.
det nsubj cop cc conj nsubj:pass aux aux:pass acl:relcl punct root A DET spill NOUN is AUX liquid ADJ or CCONJ stuff NOUN that PRON has AUX been AUX spilled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spill det 2 spill spill NOUN Number=Sing 4 liquid nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 liquid cop 4 liquid liquid ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 stuff cc 6 stuff stuff NOUN Number=Sing 4 liquid conj 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 spilled nsubj:pass 8 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 spilled aux 9 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 10 spilled aux:pass 10 spilled spill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 stuff acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 liquid punct
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1 is present a spill liquid property tree rules 2 spill present · perfect · passive stuff vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
Meaning 3 To spill also means to come out over the edge: «crowds spilled into the street».
The tree, 15 words mark csubj advmod mark ccomp advmod case det obl punct punct appos acl case det obl punct punct root To PART spill VERB also ADV means VERB to PART come VERB out ADV over ADP the DET edge NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT crowds NOUN spilled VERB into ADP the DET street NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 spill mark 2 spill spill VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 also also ADV _ 2 spill advmod 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 come mark 6 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means ccomp 7 out out ADV _ 6 come advmod 8 over over ADP _ 10 edge case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 edge det 10 edge edge NOUN Number=Sing 6 come obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 crowds punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 crowds punct 13 crowds crowd NOUN Number=Plur 10 edge appos 14 spilled spill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 crowds acl 15 into into ADP _ 17 street case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 street det 17 street street NOUN Number=Sing 14 spilled obl 18 » » PUNCT _ 17 street punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 spill to-infinitive vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 come out not said to happen to-infinitive the edge out property vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient 4 spill in a quote participle crowds not said here the street vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into street=Location
Meaning 4 «Spill the beans» means to tell a secret.
punct csubj det obj punct mark xcomp det obj punct root « PUNCT Spill VERB the DET beans NOUN » PUNCT means VERB to PART tell VERB a DET secret NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Spill punct 2 Spill spill VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means csubj 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 beans det 4 beans bean NOUN Number=Plur 2 Spill obj 5 » » PUNCT _ 2 Spill punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 8 tell mark 8 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means xcomp 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 secret det 10 secret secret NOUN Number=Sing 8 tell obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 spill in a quote infinitive the beans vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bean=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 tell speech: assert not said to happen to-infinitive a secret vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Oops, I spilled my juice on the table!
discourse punct nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Oops INTJ , PUNCT I PRON spilled VERB my PRON juice NOUN on ADP the DET table NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oops oops INTJ _ 4 spilled discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Oops punct 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 spilled nsubj 4 spilled spill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 juice nmod:poss 6 juice juice NOUN Number=Sing 4 spilled obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 table case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 table det 9 table table NOUN Number=Sing 4 spilled obl 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 spilled punct
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1 spill past I my juice the table vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location juice=Theme
Example 2 Wipe up that spill before someone slips.
compound:prt det obj mark nsubj advcl punct root Wipe VERB up ADP that DET spill NOUN before SCONJ someone PRON slips VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wipe wipe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 up up ADP _ 1 Wipe compound:prt 3 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 spill det 4 spill spill NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wipe obj 5 before before SCONJ _ 7 slips mark 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 slips nsubj 7 slips slip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Wipe advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wipe punct
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1 wipe up imperative you not said here that spill vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent spill=Source 2 slip present someone vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 3 Carry your cup carefully so it doesn't spill.
nmod:poss obj advmod mark nsubj aux advmod advcl punct root Carry VERB your PRON cup NOUN carefully ADV so SCONJ it PRON does AUX n't PART spill VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Carry carry VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 cup nmod:poss 3 cup cup NOUN Number=Sing 1 Carry obj 4 carefully carefully ADV _ 1 Carry advmod 5 so so SCONJ _ 9 spill mark 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 spill nsubj 7 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 spill aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 spill advmod 9 spill spill VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Carry advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Carry punct
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1 carry imperative you not said here your cup carefully property vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Theme 2 not spill present · do-support cup vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Hot tea spilled on his hand and burned him.
amod acl case nmod:poss obl cc conj obj punct root Hot ADJ tea NOUN spilled VERB on ADP his PRON hand NOUN and CCONJ burned VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tea amod 2 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 spilled spill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 tea acl 4 on on ADP _ 6 hand case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 hand nmod:poss 6 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 3 spilled obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 burned cc 8 burned burn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 spilled conj 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 burned obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 tea punct
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1 spill participle Hot tea not said here his hand vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on hand=Location 2 burn past him = he vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Theme
Example 5 The oil spill hurt many seabirds.
det compound nsubj amod obj punct root The DET oil NOUN spill NOUN hurt VERB many ADJ seabirds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 spill det 2 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 3 spill compound 3 spill spill NOUN Number=Sing 4 hurt nsubj 4 hurt hurt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 6 seabirds amod 6 seabirds seabird NOUN Number=Plur 4 hurt obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 hurt punct
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1 hurt past the oil spill many seabirds vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer seabird=Patient
Example 6 Rice spilled all over the floor.
nsubj advmod case det obj punct root Rice PROPN spilled VERB all ADV over ADP the DET floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rice Rice PROPN Number=Sing 2 spilled nsubj 2 spilled spill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 all all ADV _ 6 floor advmod 4 over over ADP _ 6 floor case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 floor det 6 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 2 spilled obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 spilled punct
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1 spill past Rice the floor vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location floor=Theme
Example 7 Come on, spill the beans, who is it?
advmod punct parataxis det obj punct nsubj cop nmod punct root Come VERB on ADV , PUNCT spill VERB the DET beans NOUN , PUNCT who PRON is AUX it PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Come come VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 on on ADV _ 1 Come advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 spill punct 4 spill spill VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Come parataxis 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 beans det 6 beans bean NOUN Number=Plur 4 spill obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 it punct 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 it nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 it cop 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 beans nmod 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 Come punct
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1 come on imperative you not said here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 spill infinitive the beans vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bean=Theme 3 is a present the beans it tree rules
Example 8 Don't cry over spilt milk.
aux advmod compound:prt amod obj punct root Do AUX n't PART cry VERB over ADP spilt ADJ milk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 cry aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 cry advmod 3 cry cry VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 over over ADP _ 3 cry compound:prt 5 spilt spilt ADJ Degree=Pos 6 milk amod 6 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 3 cry obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 cry punct
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1 not cry over speech: express imperative · do-support you not said here spilt milk vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Topic
Example 9 The water was all spilled upon the ground.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl punct root The DET water NOUN was AUX all ADV spilled VERB upon ADP the DET ground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 water det 2 water water NOUN Number=Sing 5 spilled nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 spilled aux:pass 4 all all ADV _ 5 spilled advmod 5 spilled spill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 upon upon ADP _ 8 ground case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 ground det 8 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 5 spilled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 spilled punct
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1 spill past · passive the water upon the ground; all property vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
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