strangulation Who acts: they, blood, Blind cords, label, you, doctor · What happens: kill, hurt, squeeze, not breathe, not flow, stop · To what, where: someone, neck, something, air, it, strangulation hazard · Speech: someone speaks here
«strangulation» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: strangulation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Killing or hurting someone by squeezing their neck so they cannot breathe.
cc conj obj mark acl nmod:poss obj mark nsubj aux advmod advcl punct root Killing VERB or CCONJ hurting VERB someone PRON by SCONJ squeezing VERB their PRON neck NOUN so SCONJ they PRON can AUX not PART breathe VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Killing kill VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 hurting cc 3 hurting hurt VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Killing conj 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 hurting obj 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 squeezing mark 6 squeezing squeeze VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 someone acl 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 neck nmod:poss 8 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 6 squeezing obj 9 so so SCONJ _ 13 breathe mark 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 breathe nsubj 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 breathe aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 breathe advmod 13 breathe breathe VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 squeezing advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Killing punct
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1 kill gerund vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 hurt gerund someone vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Patient 3 squeeze gerund their neck vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent neck=Theme 4 not breathe can they vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.
When something is squeezed so tightly that blood or air cannot flow through it.
The tree, 15 words mark nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod advmod mark nsubj cc conj aux advmod advcl case obl punct root When SCONJ something PRON is AUX squeezed VERB so ADV tightly ADV that SCONJ blood NOUN or CCONJ air NOUN can AUX not PART flow VERB through ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 4 squeezed mark 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 squeezed nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 squeezed aux:pass 4 squeezed squeeze VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 so so ADV _ 6 tightly advmod 6 tightly tightly ADV _ 4 squeezed advmod 7 that that SCONJ _ 13 flow mark 8 blood blood NOUN Number=Sing 13 flow nsubj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 air cc 10 air air NOUN Number=Sing 8 blood conj 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 flow aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 flow advmod 13 flow flow VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 tightly advcl 14 through through ADP _ 15 it case 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 flow obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 squeezed punct
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1 squeeze present · passive something tightly property vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 not flow can blood or air air vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through it=Location
Meaning 3 Usage: formal, figurative — kept apart, not parsed.
Stopping something from growing or working, as if choking it.
obj mark advcl cc conj punct mark mark conj obj punct root Stopping VERB something PRON from SCONJ growing VERB or CCONJ working VERB , PUNCT as SCONJ if SCONJ choking VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stopping stop VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Stopping obj 3 from from SCONJ _ 4 growing mark 4 growing grow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Stopping advcl 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 working cc 6 working work VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 growing conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 choking punct 8 as as SCONJ _ 10 choking mark 9 if if SCONJ _ 10 choking mark 10 choking choke VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Stopping conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 choking obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stopping punct
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1 stop gerund something vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality something=Eventuality 2 grow gerund vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 work gerund vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 choke a condition, not said to happen gerund it vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Destination
Example 1 Blind cords can be a strangulation hazard for small children.
amod nsubj aux cop det compound case amod nmod punct root Blind ADJ cords NOUN can AUX be AUX a DET strangulation NOUN hazard NOUN for ADP small ADJ children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Blind blind ADJ Degree=Pos 2 cords amod 2 cords cord NOUN Number=Plur 7 hazard nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 hazard aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 hazard cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hazard det 6 strangulation strangulation NOUN Number=Sing 7 hazard compound 7 hazard hazard NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 10 children case 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 children amod 10 children child NOUN Number=Plur 7 hazard nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 hazard punct
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1 is a can Blind cords a strangulation hazard for small children tree rules
Example 2 The label warned of a risk of strangulation.
det nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root The DET label NOUN warned VERB of ADP a DET risk NOUN of ADP strangulation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 label det 2 label label NOUN Number=Sing 3 warned nsubj 3 warned warn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 risk case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 risk det 6 risk risk NOUN Number=Sing 3 warned obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 strangulation case 8 strangulation strangulation NOUN Number=Sing 6 risk nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 warned punct
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1 warn speech: warn past the label of a risk of strangulation vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent of risk=Topic 2 risk strangulation nom risk «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 Keep long cords and ropes away from babies to prevent strangulation.
amod obj cc conj advmod case obl mark advcl obj punct root Keep VERB long ADJ cords NOUN and CCONJ ropes NOUN away ADV from ADP babies NOUN to PART prevent VERB strangulation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cords amod 3 cords cord NOUN Number=Plur 1 Keep obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 ropes cc 5 ropes rope NOUN Number=Plur 3 cords conj 6 away away ADV _ 1 Keep advmod 7 from from ADP _ 8 babies case 8 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 1 Keep obl 9 to to PART _ 10 prevent mark 10 prevent prevent VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Keep advcl 11 strangulation strangulation NOUN Number=Sing 10 prevent obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here long cords and ropes babies away property vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer cord=Beneficiary from baby=Eventuality 2 prevent to-infinitive you not said here strangulation vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer strangulation=Theme
Example 4 The doctor said the hernia could cause strangulation of the gut.
det nsubj det nsubj aux ccomp obj case det nmod punct root The DET doctor NOUN said VERB the DET hernia NOUN could AUX cause VERB strangulation NOUN of ADP the DET gut NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 hernia det 5 hernia hernia NOUN Number=Sing 7 cause nsubj 6 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 cause aux 7 cause cause VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 said ccomp 8 strangulation strangulation NOUN Number=Sing 7 cause obj 9 of of ADP _ 11 gut case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 gut det 11 gut gut NOUN Number=Sing 8 strangulation nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the doctor vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 cause could the hernia strangulation of the gut vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition strangulation=Patient 3 strangulate the gut nom strangulation «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 In the old story, the vine slowly strangled the tree.
case det amod obl punct det nsubj advmod det obj punct root In ADP the DET old ADJ story NOUN , PUNCT the DET vine NOUN slowly ADV strangled VERB the DET tree NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 story det 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 story amod 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 9 strangled obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 story punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 vine det 7 vine vine NOUN Number=Sing 9 strangled nsubj 8 slowly slowly ADV _ 9 strangled advmod 9 strangled strangle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 tree det 11 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 9 strangled obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 strangled punct
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1 strangle past the vine the tree the old story slowly property vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient
Example 6 (formal) The new tax caused the slow strangulation of small shops.
punct nsubj punct det amod nsubj det amod obj case amod nmod punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET new ADJ tax NOUN caused VERB the DET slow ADJ strangulation NOUN of ADP small ADJ shops NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 7 caused nsubj 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tax det 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tax amod 6 tax tax NOUN Number=Sing 7 caused nsubj 7 caused cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 strangulation det 9 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 10 strangulation amod 10 strangulation strangulation NOUN Number=Sing 7 caused obj 11 of of ADP _ 13 shops case 12 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 13 shops amod 13 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 10 strangulation nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 caused punct
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1 cause past formal the slow strangulation of small shops vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition strangulation=Patient 2 strangulate small shops nom strangulation «act transitive»: of=patient
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