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title: boil — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «boil» in the school dictionary: To boil is when a liquid gets so hot that it bubbles and turns into steam (gas). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# boil

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**Who acts:** liquid, boil, Water, you, Mum, milk · **What happens:** be, get, bubble, turn, boil, mean · **To what, where:** steam, food, boiling water, egg, kettle, water · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«boil» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [boil in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/boil.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To boil is when a liquid gets so hot that it bubbles and turns into steam (gas).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:m1:1
# text = To boil is when a liquid gets so hot that it bubbles and turns into steam (gas).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	boil	boil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	bubbles	bubble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | boil *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | a liquid |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **bubble** | present | liquid |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 4 | **turn** | present | liquid *not said here* |  |  | steam |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into steam=Trajectory |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To boil food is to cook it in boiling water: boil an egg.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:m2:1
# text = To boil food is to cook it in boiling water: boil an egg.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	boil	boil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cook	cook	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	boil	boil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | to-infinitive |  | food |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent food=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | boiling water |  | cook *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **boil** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **boil** | infinitive |  | a egg |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent egg=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To boil the kettle means to heat water in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:m3:1
# text = To boil the kettle means to heat water in it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	boil	boil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	heat	heat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | to-infinitive |  | the kettle |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent kettle=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **heat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | water |  |  |  | in water | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent water=Patient in it=Instrument |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A boil is a painful red swelling on the skin, full of pus.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:m4:1
# text = A boil is a painful red swelling on the skin, full of pus.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boil	boil	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	painful	painful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	swelling	swelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	pus	pus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a boil | a painful red swelling |  | the skin |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a boil *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of pus | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:x1:1
# text = Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	boils	boil	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	Celsius	Celsius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | present | Water |  |  | 100 degrees  Celsius |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Boil the pasta for ten minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:x2:1
# text = Boil the pasta for ten minutes.
1	Boil	boil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | imperative | you *not said here* | the pasta |  |  | minute |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pasta=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum is boiling the kettle for tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:x3:1
# text = Mum is boiling the kettle for tea.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | present · progressive | Mum | the kettle |  |  |  | for tea | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent kettle=Patient for tea=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Watch the milk so it does not boil over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:x4:1
# text = Watch the milk so it does not boil over.
1	Watch	watch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	boil	boil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	over	over	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | imperative | you *not said here* | the milk |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **boil over** | present · do-support | milk |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like boiled eggs with toast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:x5:1
# text = I like boiled eggs with toast.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	boiled	boil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | I | boiled eggs |  |  |  | with toast | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot egg=Theme |
| 2 | **boil** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Steam rises from the boiling water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:x6:1
# text = Steam rises from the boiling water.
1	Steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	boiling	boiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | present | Steam |  |  | the boiling water |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from water=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is boiling hot today!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:x7:1
# text = It is boiling hot today!
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | present · progressive | It |  |  |  | today |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn pan handles in so no one knocks the boiling water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:boil:x8:1
# text = Turn pan handles in so no one knocks the boiling water.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	handles	handle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	knocks	knock	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	boiling	boil	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	amod	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | imperative | you *not said here* | pan handles |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent handle=Theme |
| 2 | **knock** | present | no one | the boiling water |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
| 3 | **boil** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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