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title: fart — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fart» in the school dictionary: To let gas out from the bottom; to pass wind. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# fart

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**Who acts:** gas, time, rude baby, everyone, you, I · **What happens:** let out, pass, come out, waste, do, fart · **To what, where:** gas, bottom, wind, silly things, me

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«fart» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [fart in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fart.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To let gas out from the bottom; to pass wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fart:m1:1
# text = To let gas out from the bottom; to pass wind.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	pass	pass	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let out** | to-infinitive |  | gas |  | the bottom |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gas=Theme |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive |  | wind |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wind=Trajectory |

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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: rude, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gas, often with a noise or a smell, that comes out.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fart:m2:1
# text = The gas, often with a noise or a smell, that comes out.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | present | the gas and a noise or a smell |  |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Old fart»: a rude name for a boring or old-fashioned person.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fart:m3:1
# text = «Old fart»: a rude name for a boring or old-fashioned person.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fart	fart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
11	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
16	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Fart about / fart around» (UK): to waste time doing silly things.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fart:m4:1
# text = «Fart about / fart around» (UK): to waste time doing silly things.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Fart	fart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	/	/	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	fart	fart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	around	around	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	waste	waste	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | time *not said here* | silly things |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(rude) «Ew, who farted?»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fart:x1:1
# text = (rude) «Ew, who farted?»
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Ew	ew	INTJ	UH	Number=Sing	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	farted	fart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fart** *in a quote* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(rude) The baby farted and everyone laughed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fart:x2:1
# text = (rude) The baby farted and everyone laughed.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	farted	fart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	9	nsubj	_	_
9	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fart** | past | the rude baby |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(polite) Excuse me, I passed wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fart:x3:1
# text = (polite) Excuse me, I passed wind.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Excuse	excuse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **excuse** | imperative | you *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
| 2 | **pass** | past | I | wind |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wind=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(rude) Stop farting about and get dressed!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fart:x4:1
# text = (rude) Stop farting about and get dressed!
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	farting	fart	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	get	get	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | rude |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fart about** | gerund | rude *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **dress** | infinitive · passive | rude *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V» |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(rude) «Grandad's such an old fart,» my brother joked.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fart:x5:1
# text = (rude) «Grandad's such an old fart,» my brother joked.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	10	det:predet	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fart	fart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	joked	joke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | past | Grandad's old fart |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fart** *in a quote* |  | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | nom fart «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cows release gas when they burp and fart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fart:x6:1
# text = Cows release gas when they burp and fart.
1	Cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	release	release	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	burp	burp	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fart	fart	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **release** | present | Cows | gas |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer gas=Source |
| 2 | **burp** | present | Cows *= cow* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fart** | present | Cows *= cow* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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