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title: barrel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «barrel» in the school dictionary: A barrel is a big round container with a flat top and bottom, usually made of wood or metal, used to hold liquids or other goods. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# barrel

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**Who acts:** barrel, bullet, pirates, We, 4 barrels, truck · **What happens:** be, make, use, hold, come out, barrel · **To what, where:** big round container, wood, liquids, long tube, amount, 159 litres

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«barrel» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [barrel in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/barrel.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A barrel is a big round container with a flat top and bottom, usually made of wood or metal, used to hold liquids or other goods.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrel:m1:1
# text = A barrel is a big round container with a flat top and bottom, usually made of wood or metal, used to hold liquids or other goods.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	container	container	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	advcl	_	_
25	liquids	liquid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
27	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a barrel | a big round container |  |  |  | with a flat top and bottom | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a big round container *not said here* |  |  |  | of wood or metal; usually *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | wood or metal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | liquids or other goods |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent liquid=Theme |

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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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A barrel is the long tube of a gun, through which the bullet comes out.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrel:m2:1
# text = A barrel is the long tube of a gun, through which the bullet comes out.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gun	gun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bullet	bullet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a barrel | the long tube |  |  |  | of a gun | tree rules |
| 2 | **come out** | present | the bullet |  |  | the long tube |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A barrel is also an amount (for oil it is about 159 litres).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrel:m3:1
# text = A barrel is also an amount (for oil it is about 159 litres).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	about	about	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	159	159	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a barrel | a amount |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | barrel | 159 litres |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To barrel along means to move very fast and without control.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrel:m4:1
# text = To barrel along means to move very fast and without control.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	barrel	barrel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	nsubj	_	_
3	along	along	ADP	IN	_	2	obl	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **barrel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **move** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pirates rolled a barrel of rum onto the ship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrel:x1:1
# text = The pirates rolled a barrel of rum onto the ship.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pirates	pirate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	rum	rum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | past | the pirates | a barrel of rum |  | the ship |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent barrel=Theme onto ship=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We collect rainwater in a barrel for the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrel:x2:1
# text = We collect rainwater in a barrel for the garden.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	collect	collect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rainwater	rainwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | present | We | rainwater |  | a barrel |  | for the garden | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rainwater=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A barrel holds 50 litres, so 4 barrels hold 200 litres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrel:x3:1
# text = A barrel holds 50 litres, so 4 barrels hold 200 litres.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	barrels	barrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | a barrel | 50 litres |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Theme |
| 2 | **hold** | present | 4 barrels | 200 litres |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Apples were stored in barrels for the winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrel:x4:1
# text = Apples were stored in barrels for the winter.
1	Apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	stored	store	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	barrels	barrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | past · passive |  | Apples |  | barrels | winter |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in barrel=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The truck came barrelling down the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrel:x5:1
# text = The truck came barrelling down the hill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	truck	truck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	barrelling	barrell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the truck |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **barrell** | gerund | the truck *not said here* |  |  |  |  | down the hill | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The party was a barrel of laughs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrel:x6:1
# text = The party was a barrel of laughs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	laughs	laugh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the party | a barrel |  |  |  | of laughs | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then they came and rolled the barrel towards the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:barrel:x7:1
# text = Then they came and rolled the barrel towards the water.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | they |  |  |  | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **roll** | past | they *not said here* | the barrel |  | the water |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent barrel=Theme towards water=Trajectory |

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