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title: drip — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «drip» in the school dictionary: To drip means to fall in small drops, or to let drops fall. A dripping tap lets out water drop by drop. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# drip

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**Who acts:** drops, dripping tap, drip, tap, Water, much water · **What happens:** drip, mean, fall, let, let out, be · **To what, where:** small drops, drops, water drop, one drop, body, 5 drops · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«drip» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [drip in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drip.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To drip means to fall in small drops, or to let drops fall. A dripping tap lets out water drop by drop.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* To drip means to fall in small drops, or to let drops fall.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:m1:1
# text = To drip means to fall in small drops, or to let drops fall.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	drip	drip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
13	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fall** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | small drops |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in drop=Location |
| 4 | **let** | to-infinitive |  | drops |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **fall** | infinitive | drops *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* A dripping tap lets out water drop by drop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:m1:2
# text = A dripping tap lets out water drop by drop.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	amod	_	_
3	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **let out** | present | a dripping tap | water drop |  |  |  | by drop | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drop=Theme |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A drip is one drop, or the sound of drops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:m2:1
# text = A drip is one drop, or the sound of drops.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	drip	drip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a drip | one drop or the sound of drops |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A drip in a hospital puts liquid slowly into a patient's body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:m3:1
# text = A drip in a hospital puts liquid slowly into a patient's body.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	drip	drip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	liquid	liquid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present | a drip in a hospital |  |  | a patient's body |  | liquid, slowly *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tap drips 5 drops a second.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:x1:1
# text = The tap drips 5 drops a second.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drips	drip	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | present | the tap | 5 drops |  |  | second |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location drop=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water drips into a bucket at 2 liters an hour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:x2:1
# text = Water drips into a bucket at 2 liters an hour.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drips	drip	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	liters	liter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | present | Water |  |  | a bucket |  | at 2 liters  a hour | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into bucket=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much water drips out in a day?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:x3:1
# text = How much water drips out in a day?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	drips	drip	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip out** | present | much water |  |  |  | day |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
30 ml dripped from the bottle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:x4:1
# text = 30 ml dripped from the bottle.
1	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	ml	ml	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	dripped	drip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | participle |  | 30 ml *not said here* |  | the bottle |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from bottle=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fix the dripping tap to save water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:x5:1
# text = Fix the dripping tap to save water.
1	Fix	fix	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	amod	_	_
4	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | imperative | you *not said here* | the dripping tap |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent tap=Patient |
| 2 | **drip** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 3 | **save** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain dripped from the roof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:x6:1
# text = Rain dripped from the roof.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	dripped	drip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | participle |  | Rain *not said here* |  | the roof |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from roof=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ice cream was dripping down my hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:x7:1
# text = The ice cream was dripping down my hand.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	dripping	drip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip down** | past · progressive | the ice cream | my hand |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hand=Source |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse checked the patient's drip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:x8:1
# text = The nurse checked the patient's drip.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	drip	drip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the nurse | the patient's drip |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drip=Theme |
| 2 | **drip** |  | the patient |  |  |  |  |  | nom drip «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The water dripped from the straw mat which she had bound round her body, and from her gown.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:drip:x9:1
# text = The water dripped from the straw mat which she had bound round her body, and from her gown.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	dripped	drip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	straw	straw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	round	round	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	gown	gown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drip** | participle |  | the water and her gown *not said here* |  | the straw mat |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from mat=Source |
| 2 | **bind** | past · perfect · passive |  | the straw mat |  |  |  | round her body | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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