spout Who acts: spout, jug, He, watering, We, fountain · What happens: be, pour out, spout, send out, say, mean · To what, where: short tube, teapot, liquid, strong stream, silly things, nonsense · Speech: someone speaks here
«spout» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: spout in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A spout is a short tube or lip on a teapot, kettle or jug that liquid is poured out of.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj case det nmod punct conj cc conj mark nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl advmod fixed punct root A DET spout NOUN is AUX a DET short ADJ tube NOUN or CCONJ lip NOUN on ADP a DET teapot NOUN , PUNCT kettle NOUN or CCONJ jug NOUN that SCONJ liquid NOUN is AUX poured VERB out ADP of ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spout det 2 spout spout NOUN Number=Sing 6 tube nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 tube cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tube det 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tube amod 6 tube tube NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 lip cc 8 lip lip NOUN Number=Sing 6 tube conj 9 on on ADP _ 11 teapot case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 teapot det 11 teapot teapot NOUN Number=Sing 6 tube nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 kettle punct 13 kettle kettle NOUN Number=Sing 11 teapot conj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 jug cc 15 jug jug NOUN Number=Sing 11 teapot conj 16 that that SCONJ _ 19 poured mark 17 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 19 poured nsubj:pass 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 poured aux:pass 19 poured pour VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 jug acl:relcl 20 out out ADP _ 19 poured advmod 21 of of ADP _ 20 out fixed 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 tube punct
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1 is a present a spout a short tube or lip a teapot and kettle or jug tree rules 2 pour out present · passive jug not said here liquid vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=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 A spout is a strong stream of liquid, such as a whale's spout of water and air.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct case fixed det nmod:poss case conj case nmod cc conj punct root A DET spout NOUN is AUX a DET strong ADJ stream NOUN of ADP liquid ADJ , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET whale NOUN 's PART spout NOUN of ADP water NOUN and CCONJ air NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spout det 2 spout spout NOUN Number=Sing 6 stream nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stream cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 stream det 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stream amod 6 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 liquid case 8 liquid liquid ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stream nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 15 spout punct 10 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 15 spout case 11 as as ADP _ 10 such fixed 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 whale det 13 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 15 spout nmod:poss 14 's 's PART _ 13 whale case 15 spout spout NOUN Number=Sing 6 stream conj 16 of of ADP _ 17 water case 17 water water NOUN Number=Sing 15 spout nmod 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 air cc 19 air air NOUN Number=Sing 15 spout conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 stream punct
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1 is a present a spout a strong stream and a whale's spout of water and air of liquid tree rules
Meaning 3 To spout is to come or send out liquid in a strong stream.
mark csubj cop mark cc conj compound:prt obj case det amod obl punct root To PART spout VERB is AUX to PART come VERB or CCONJ send VERB out ADP liquid NOUN in ADP a DET strong ADJ stream NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 spout mark 2 spout spout VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 come csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 come cop 4 to to PART _ 5 come mark 5 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 send cc 7 send send VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 come conj 8 out out ADP _ 7 send compound:prt 9 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 7 send obj 10 in in ADP _ 13 stream case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 stream det 12 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 13 stream amod 13 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing 7 send obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 come punct
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1 spout to-infinitive vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 is present come property tree rules 3 send out infinitive liquid a strong stream vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent liquid=Theme in stream=Destination
Meaning 4 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
To spout is to talk a lot, often saying silly or boring things: «He spouts nonsense».
The tree, 16 words mark csubj cop mark det obl:unmarked punct advmod advcl amod cc conj obj punct punct nsubj parataxis obj punct punct root To PART spout VERB is AUX to PART talk VERB a DET lot NOUN , PUNCT often ADV saying VERB silly ADJ or CCONJ boring ADJ things NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT He PRON spouts VERB nonsense NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 spout mark 2 spout spout VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 talk csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 talk cop 4 to to PART _ 5 talk mark 5 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 lot det 7 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 5 talk obl:unmarked 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 saying punct 9 often often ADV _ 10 saying advmod 10 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 talk advcl 11 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 14 things amod 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 boring cc 13 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 11 silly conj 14 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 10 saying obj 15 : : PUNCT _ 18 spouts punct 16 « « PUNCT _ 18 spouts punct 17 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 spouts nsubj 18 spouts spout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 saying parataxis 19 nonsense nonsense NOUN Number=Sing 18 spouts obj 20 » » PUNCT _ 18 spouts punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 talk punct
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1 spout to-infinitive vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 is present a lot obl:unmarked ; talk property tree rules 3 say speech: assert gerund silly things often property tree rules 4 spout in a quote present He nonsense vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location nonsense=Source
Meaning 5 «Up the spout» (UK, informal) means ruined or wasted.
The tree, 9 words punct case det nsubj punct punct appos punct conj punct ccomp cc conj punct root « PUNCT Up ADP the DET spout NOUN » PUNCT ( PUNCT UK PROPN , PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT means VERB ruined VERB or CCONJ wasted VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 spout punct 2 Up up ADP _ 4 spout case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 spout det 4 spout spout NOUN Number=Sing 11 means nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 spout punct 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 UK punct 7 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 4 spout appos 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 informal punct 9 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 7 UK conj 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 UK punct 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 ruined ruin VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 means ccomp 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 wasted cc 14 wasted waste VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 ruined conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 means punct
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1 mean present the spout vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 ruin participle vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 waste participle vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Tea poured from the spout of the teapot.
acl case det obl case det nmod punct root Tea NOUN poured VERB from ADP the DET spout NOUN of ADP the DET teapot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tea tea NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 poured pour VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Tea acl 3 from from ADP _ 5 spout case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 spout det 5 spout spout NOUN Number=Sing 2 poured obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 teapot case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 teapot det 8 teapot teapot NOUN Number=Sing 5 spout nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Tea punct
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1 pour participle Tea not said here the spout of the teapot vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from spout=Source
Example 2 The watering can has a long spout.
det nsubj aux det amod obj punct root The DET watering NOUN can AUX has VERB a DET long ADJ spout NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 watering det 2 watering watering NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 has aux 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 spout det 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 spout amod 7 spout spout NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have can the watering a long spout vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spout=Patient
Example 3 We saw a whale's spout far out at sea.
nsubj det nmod:poss case obj advmod advmod case obl punct root We PRON saw VERB a DET whale NOUN 's PART spout NOUN far ADV out ADV at ADP sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 whale det 4 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 6 spout nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 whale case 6 spout spout NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 7 far far ADV Degree=Pos 8 out advmod 8 out out ADV _ 2 saw advmod 9 at at ADP _ 10 sea case 10 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a whale's spout sea out property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer spout=Stimulus
Example 4 Water spouted from the broken pipe.
acl case det amod obl punct root Water NOUN spouted VERB from ADP the DET broken VERB pipe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 spouted spout VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Water acl 3 from from ADP _ 6 pipe case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pipe det 5 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 pipe amod 6 pipe pipe NOUN Number=Sing 2 spouted obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Water punct
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1 spout participle Water not said here the broken pipe vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from pipe=Source 2 break participle vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 The fountain spouts water high into the air.
det nsubj obj advmod case det obl punct root The DET fountain NOUN spouts VERB water NOUN high ADV into ADP the DET air NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fountain det 2 fountain fountain NOUN Number=Sing 3 spouts nsubj 3 spouts spout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 spouts obj 5 high high ADV Degree=Pos 3 spouts advmod 6 into into ADP _ 8 air case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 air det 8 air air NOUN Number=Sing 3 spouts obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 spouts punct
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1 spout present the fountain water the air high property vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location water=Source
Example 6 He's always spouting nonsense about aliens.
nsubj aux advmod obj case nmod punct root He PRON 's AUX always ADV spouting VERB nonsense NOUN about ADP aliens NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 spouting nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 spouting aux 3 always always ADV PronType=Tot 4 spouting advmod 4 spouting spout VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 nonsense nonsense NOUN Number=Sing 4 spouting obj 6 about about ADP _ 7 aliens case 7 aliens alien NOUN Number=Plur 5 nonsense nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 spouting punct
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1 spout present · progressive He nonsense about aliens; always property vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location nonsense=Source
Example 7 The rain made all our plans go up the spout.
det nsubj det:predet nmod:poss nsubj ccomp compound:prt det obl:unmarked punct root The DET rain NOUN made VERB all DET our PRON plans NOUN go VERB up ADP the DET spout NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rain det 2 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 plans det:predet 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 plans nmod:poss 6 plans plan NOUN Number=Plur 7 go nsubj 7 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made ccomp 8 up up ADP _ 7 go compound:prt 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 spout det 10 spout spout NOUN Number=Sing 7 go obl:unmarked 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the rain tree rules 2 go up present our plans the spout vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 plan our nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 The fountains spouted forth the most delicious wine, and whoever bought a penny loaf at the baker's received six large buns, full of raisins, as a present.
The tree, 28 words det nsubj advmod det advmod amod obj punct cc nsubj conj det compound obj case det nmod:poss case amod nummod amod obl punct amod case obl punct case det dislocated punct root The DET fountains NOUN spouted VERB forth ADV the DET most ADV delicious ADJ wine NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ whoever PRON bought VERB a DET penny NOUN loaf NOUN at ADP the DET baker NOUN 's PART received VERB six NUM large ADJ buns NOUN , PUNCT full ADJ of ADP raisins NOUN , PUNCT as ADP a DET present NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fountains det 2 fountains fountain NOUN Number=Plur 3 spouted nsubj 3 spouted spout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 forth forth ADV _ 3 spouted advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 wine det 6 most most ADV Degree=Sup 7 delicious advmod 7 delicious delicious ADJ Degree=Pos 8 wine amod 8 wine wine NOUN Number=Sing 3 spouted obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 bought punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 bought cc 11 whoever whoever PRON PronType=Rel 12 bought nsubj 12 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 spouted conj 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 loaf det 14 penny penny NOUN Number=Sing 15 loaf compound 15 loaf loaf NOUN Number=Sing 12 bought obj 16 at at ADP _ 23 buns case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 baker det 18 baker baker NOUN Number=Sing 23 buns nmod:poss 19 's 's PART _ 18 baker case 20 received receive VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 23 buns amod 21 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 23 buns nummod 22 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 23 buns amod 23 buns bun NOUN Number=Plur 12 bought obl 24 , , PUNCT _ 25 full punct 25 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 23 buns amod 26 of of ADP _ 27 raisins case 27 raisins raisin NOUN Number=Plur 25 full obl 28 , , PUNCT _ 31 present punct 29 as as ADP _ 31 present case 30 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 31 present det 31 present present NOUN Number=Sing 12 bought dislocated 32 . . PUNCT _ 3 spouted punct
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1 spout past the fountains the delicious wine forth property vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wine=Source 2 buy past whoever a penny loaf the baker's received six large buns a present dislocated vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent loaf=Theme at bun=Asset 3 receive participle vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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