transfix

«transfix» in Mova's school dictionary: To pierce something through with a sharp point, such as a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (transfixes, transfixed, transfixing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To pierce something through with a sharp point, such as a spear. tree →

2) To hold someone still with fear or wonder, so that they cannot move. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a hero transfixes a monster with a lance, or a sight transfixes a person with fear.

examples

• The knight transfixed the dragon with his lance. tree →
• The bright light transfixed the children, and they could not move. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «transfix» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.