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title: compressed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «compressed» in the school dictionary: Pressed or squeezed into a smaller space: compressed air. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# compressed

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**Who acts:** smaller file, Divers, sponge, I, liquids, Dad · **What happens:** press, squeeze, compress, make, take, breathe · **To what, where:** smaller space, compressed timetable, smaller file, less space, compressed air, tanks

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«compressed» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [compressed in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/compressed.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pressed or squeezed into a smaller space: compressed air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compressed:m1:1
# text = Pressed or squeezed into a smaller space: compressed air.
1	Pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	squeezed	squeeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	compressed	compress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **squeeze** | participle |  |  |  | a smaller space and compressed air |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent into space=Trajectory |
| 3 | **compress** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made shorter or smaller: a compressed timetable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compressed:m2:1
# text = Made shorter or smaller: a compressed timetable.
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	xcomp	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	compressed	compress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	timetable	timetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a compressed timetable |  |  |  | short *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **compress** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made into a smaller file that takes less space: a compressed folder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compressed:m3:1
# text = Made into a smaller file that takes less space: a compressed folder.
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	file	file	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	compressed	compress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	folder	folder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  | a smaller file |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into file=Product |
| 2 | **take** | present | a smaller file | less space and a compressed folder |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent space=Theme |
| 3 | **compress** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Divers breathe compressed air from tanks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compressed:x1:1
# text = Divers breathe compressed air from tanks.
1	Divers	diver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	breathe	breathe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	compressed	compress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	tanks	tank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breathe** | present | Divers | compressed air |  | tanks |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme |
| 2 | **compress** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sponge compressed when I squeezed it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compressed:x2:1
# text = The sponge compressed when I squeezed it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	compressed	compress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	squeezed	squeeze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | past | the sponge |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **squeeze** | past | I | sponge |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gases can be compressed, but liquids cannot easily be.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compressed:x3:1
# text = Gases can be compressed, but liquids cannot easily be.
1	Gases	gas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	compressed	compress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
7	liquids	liquid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | can · passive |  | Gases |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **can** | can | liquids |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad compressed the photos into one small file.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compressed:x4:1
# text = Dad compressed the photos into one small file.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	compressed	compress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	file	file	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | past | Dad | the photos |  |  |  | into one small file *result* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent photo=Patient into file=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The whole year's work was compressed into one week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compressed:x5:1
# text = The whole year's work was compressed into one week.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	compressed	compress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | past · passive |  | the whole year's work |  |  | week |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **work** |  | the whole year |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Compressed gas cans can explode if heated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compressed:x6:1
# text = Compressed gas cans can explode if heated.
1	Compressed	compress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
2	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cans	can	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	explode	explode	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	heated	heat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **explode** | can | Compressed gas cans |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **heat** *a condition, not said to happen* | participle | Compressed gas cans *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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