stir Who acts: stir, her, news, you, cat, new pupil · What happens: stir, be, stick, mix, mean, move · To what, where: liquid, spoon, excitement, trouble, baby, sleep · Speech: someone speaks here
«stir» 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: stir in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To stir is to move a spoon or stick round and round in a liquid or mixture to mix it.
The tree, 20 words mark csubj cop mark det obj cc conj advmod cc conj case det obl cc conj mark advcl obj punct root To PART stir VERB is AUX to PART move VERB a DET spoon NOUN or CCONJ stick VERB round ADV and CCONJ round ADV in ADP a DET liquid NOUN or CCONJ mixture NOUN to PART mix VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 stir mark 2 stir stir VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 move csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 move cop 4 to to PART _ 5 move mark 5 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 spoon det 7 spoon spoon NOUN Number=Sing 5 move obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 stick cc 9 stick stick VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 move conj 10 round round ADV _ 9 stick advmod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 round cc 12 round round ADV _ 10 round conj 13 in in ADP _ 15 liquid case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 liquid det 15 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 9 stick obl 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 mixture cc 17 mixture mixture NOUN Number=Sing 15 liquid conj 18 to to PART _ 19 mix mark 19 mix mix VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 stick advcl 20 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 mix obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 move punct
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1 stir to-infinitive vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 is present move property tree rules 3 stick infinitive a liquid or mixture round property vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in liquid=Destination 4 mix to-infinitive spoon vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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 stir can mean to move slightly.
mark csubj aux mark xcomp advmod punct root To PART stir VERB can AUX mean VERB to PART move VERB slightly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 stir mark 2 stir stir VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 mean csubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to PART _ 6 move mark 6 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 mean xcomp 7 slightly slightly ADV _ 6 move advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 stir to-infinitive vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 mean can vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 move not said to happen to-infinitive slightly property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
The baby stirred in her sleep.
det acl case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET baby NOUN stirred VERB in ADP her PRON sleep NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 stirred stir VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 baby acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 sleep case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 sleep nmod:poss 6 sleep sleep NOUN Number=Sing 3 stirred obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 baby punct
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1 stir participle the baby not said here her sleep vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sleep=Location 2 sleep her = she nom sleep «state intransitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 A stir is excitement or trouble among people.
det nsubj cop cc conj case nmod punct root A DET stir NOUN is AUX excitement NOUN or CCONJ trouble NOUN among ADP people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stir det 2 stir stir NOUN Number=Sing 4 excitement nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 excitement cop 4 excitement excitement NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 trouble cc 6 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 4 excitement conj 7 among among ADP _ 8 people case 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 trouble nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 excitement punct
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1 is a present a stir excitement or trouble among people tree rules
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
The news caused a stir.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET news NOUN caused VERB a DET stir NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 news det 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 caused nsubj 3 caused cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 stir det 5 stir stir NOUN Number=Sing 3 caused obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 caused punct
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1 cause past the news a stir vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition stir=Patient
Meaning 4 To stir up means to cause trouble or strong feelings.
mark nsubj compound:prt mark xcomp obj cc amod conj punct root To PART stir VERB up ADP means VERB to PART cause VERB trouble NOUN or CCONJ strong ADJ feelings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 stir mark 2 stir stir VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 means nsubj 3 up up ADP _ 2 stir compound:prt 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 cause mark 6 cause cause VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 6 cause obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 feelings cc 9 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 10 feelings amod 10 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 7 trouble conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 stir up to-infinitive vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 cause not said to happen to-infinitive trouble or strong feelings vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition trouble=Patient
Example 1 Stir the soup with a wooden spoon.
det obj case det amod obl punct root Stir VERB the DET soup NOUN with ADP a DET wooden ADJ spoon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stir stir VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 soup det 3 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stir obj 4 with with ADP _ 7 spoon case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 spoon det 6 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 7 spoon amod 7 spoon spoon NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stir obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stir punct
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1 stir imperative you not said here the soup with a wooden spoon vn shake-22.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent soup=Patient with spoon=Co-Patient
Example 2 Stirring helps the sugar dissolve.
nsubj det compound obj punct root Stirring VERB helps VERB the DET sugar NOUN dissolve NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stirring stir VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 helps nsubj 2 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 dissolve det 4 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 5 dissolve compound 5 dissolve dissolve NOUN Number=Sing 2 helps obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 helps punct
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1 stir gerund vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 help present the sugar dissolve vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dissolve=Beneficiary
Example 3 Stir the paint before you use it.
det obj mark nsubj advcl obj punct root Stir VERB the DET paint NOUN before SCONJ you PRON use VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stir stir VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 paint det 3 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stir obj 4 before before SCONJ _ 6 use mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 use nsubj 6 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Stir advcl 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 use obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stir punct
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1 stir imperative you not said here the paint vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus paint=Experiencer 2 use present you paint vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 4 The cat stirred and opened one eye.
det nsubj cc conj nummod obj punct root The DET cat NOUN stirred VERB and CCONJ opened VERB one NUM eye NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 stirred nsubj 3 stirred stir VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 opened cc 5 opened open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 stirred conj 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 eye nummod 7 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 5 opened obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 stirred punct
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1 stir past the cat vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 open past the cat not said here one eye vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location eye=Theme
Example 5 The new pupil caused quite a stir.
det amod nsubj det:predet det obj punct root The DET new ADJ pupil NOUN caused VERB quite DET a DET stir NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pupil det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 pupil amod 3 pupil pupil NOUN Number=Sing 4 caused nsubj 4 caused cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 quite quite DET PronType=Ind 7 stir det:predet 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 stir det 7 stir stir NOUN Number=Sing 4 caused obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 caused punct
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1 cause past the new pupil quite stir vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition stir=Patient
Example 6 Do not stir up trouble in the playground.
aux advmod compound:prt obj case det nmod punct root Do AUX not PART stir VERB up ADP trouble NOUN in ADP the DET playground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 stir aux 2 not not PART Polarity=Neg 3 stir advmod 3 stir stir VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 stir compound:prt 5 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 3 stir obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 playground case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 playground det 8 playground playground NOUN Number=Sing 5 trouble nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 stir punct
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1 not stir up imperative · do-support you not said here trouble the playground vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition trouble=Patient
Example 7 We made a vegetable stir-fry.
nsubj det amod compound punct obj punct root We PRON made VERB a DET vegetable ADJ stir NOUN - PUNCT fry 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fry det 4 vegetable vegetable ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fry amod 5 stir stir NOUN Number=Sing 7 fry compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 stir punct 7 fry fry NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We a vegetable stir fry vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fry=Product
Example 8 Stir in the eggs slowly.
case det nmod advmod punct root Stir NOUN in ADP the DET eggs NOUN slowly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stir stir NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 in in ADP _ 4 eggs case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 eggs det 4 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 1 Stir nmod 5 slowly slowly ADV _ 4 eggs advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stir punct
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Example 9 She was afraid, and didn't stir.
nsubj cop punct cc aux advmod conj punct root She PRON was AUX afraid ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ did AUX n't PART stir VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 afraid nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 afraid cop 3 afraid afraid ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 stir punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 8 stir cc 6 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 stir aux 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 8 stir advmod 8 stir stir VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 afraid conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 afraid punct
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1 is past She afraid property tree rules 2 not stir past · do-support She not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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