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title: blower — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blower» in the school dictionary: A machine or person that blows air, such as a leaf blower, a snow blower or a fan heater. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# blower

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** machine, hot glass, person, leaf blower, we, Grandad · **What happens:** blow, get, tell, be, clear, say · **To what, where:** air, blower, something, glass, public, company · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«blower» 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: [blower in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blower.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A machine or person that blows air, such as a leaf blower, a snow blower or a fan heater.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blower:m1:1
# text = A machine or person that blows air, such as a leaf blower, a snow blower or a fan heater.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	blows	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	blower	blower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	blower	blower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	heater	heater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | present | a machine or person | air and a leaf blower |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent air=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, informal, old-fashioned slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The telephone: «Get on the blower to the plumber.».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blower:m2:1
# text = The telephone: «Get on the blower to the plumber.».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	telephone	telephone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	appos	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	blower	blower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	plumber	plumber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  | the blower to the plumber |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on blower=Source |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone who blows something: a glass-blower shapes hot glass by blowing into it.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blower:m3:1
# text = Someone who blows something: a glass-blower shapes hot glass by blowing into it.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	blows	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	blower	blower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | present |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **blow** | gerund | hot glass *not said here* |  |  | glass |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into it=Product |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: in «whistle-blower» — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who tells the public or the authorities about wrongdoing in a company or organisation.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blower:m4:1
# text = A person who tells the public or the authorities about wrongdoing in a company or organisation.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	public	public	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	authorities	authority	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	organisation	organisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | a person | the public or the authorities |  | a company or organisation |  | about wrongdoing | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent public=Recipient about wrongdoing=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The neighbour's leaf blower is very noisy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blower:x1:1
# text = The neighbour's leaf blower is very noisy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	blower	blower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the neighbour's leaf blower |  |  |  |  | noisy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Canada we clear the drive with a snow blower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blower:x2:1
# text = In Canada we clear the drive with a snow blower.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	clear	clear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	drive	drive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	blower	blower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clear** | present | we | the drive |  | Canada |  | with a snow blower | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drive=Product with blower=Material |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad said, «I'll get on the blower and ring the doctor.»

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blower:x3:1
# text = Grandad said, «I'll get on the blower and ring the doctor.»
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	blower	blower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	ring	ring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | future | Grandad |  |  | the blower |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on blower=Source |
| 3 | **ring** *in a quote* | infinitive | Grandad *not said here* | the doctor |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location doctor=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched a glass-blower make a blue vase.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blower:x4:1
# text = We watched a glass-blower make a blue vase.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	blower	blower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a glass blower | a blue vase |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset vase=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A whistle-blower told the newspaper the factory was unsafe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blower:x5:1
# text = A whistle-blower told the newspaper the factory was unsafe.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	whistle	whistle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	blower	blower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	iobj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	factory	factory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	unsafe	unsafe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | a whistle blower |  | the newspaper |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent newspaper=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | past | the factory |  |  |  |  | unsafe *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hand dryer is a hot-air blower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blower:x6:1
# text = The hand dryer is a hot-air blower.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dryer	dryer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	blower	blower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the hand dryer | a air blower |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So the blower let him off, and he came down without hurt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blower:x7:1
# text = So the blower let him off, and he came down without hurt.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	blower	blower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	down	down	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let off** | infinitive | the blower | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **come down** | past | blower |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hurt** | participle | blower *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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