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title: bloat — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bloat» in the school dictionary: To swell up and become bigger than normal, usually with air, gas or liquid. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bloat

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**Who acts:** stomachs, much extra stuff, Fizzy drinks, my, Cows, dead fish · **What happens:** swell up, become, fill, make, bloat, get · **To what, where:** something, tummy bloat, bloat, much wet clover, water, phone

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«bloat» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [bloat in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bloat.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To swell up and become bigger than normal, usually with air, gas or liquid.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloat:m1:1
# text = To swell up and become bigger than normal, usually with air, gas or liquid.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	swell	swell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	become	become	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swell up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with air and gas or liquid | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **become** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | big *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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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}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A swollen feeling in the stomach, or a disease of cows and sheep when their stomachs fill with gas.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloat:m2:1
# text = A swollen feeling in the stomach, or a disease of cows and sheep when their stomachs fill with gas.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	swollen	swollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	18	mark	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	stomachs	stomach	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	fill	fill	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | present | sheep's stomachs |  |  |  |  | with gas | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with gas=Instrument |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: computing, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much extra stuff making something big and slow, as in software bloat.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloat:m3:1
# text = Too much extra stuff making something big and slow, as in software bloat.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	software	software	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	bloat	bloat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund | much extra stuff *not said here* | something |  |  |  | as software bloat | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fizzy drinks make my tummy bloat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloat:x1:1
# text = Fizzy drinks make my tummy bloat.
1	Fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bloat	bloat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Fizzy drinks | my tummy bloat |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material bloat=Product |
| 2 | **bloat** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom bloat «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cows can get bloat if they eat too much wet clover.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloat:x2:1
# text = Cows can get bloat if they eat too much wet clover.
1	Cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	bloat	bloat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	clover	clover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | can | Cows | bloat |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bloat=Stimulus |
| 2 | **eat** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | Cows *= cow* | much wet clover |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clover=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dead fish had bloated in the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloat:x3:1
# text = The dead fish had bloated in the water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	bloated	bloat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bloat** | past · perfect | the dead fish |  |  | the water |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too many apps cause bloat on your phone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloat:x4:1
# text = Too many apps cause bloat on your phone.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	apps	app	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	bloat	bloat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | many apps | bloat |  | your phone |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition bloat=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beans sometimes make people feel bloated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bloat:x5:1
# text = Beans sometimes make people feel bloated.
1	Beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	bloated	bloat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Beans | people |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **bloat** | participle | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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