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title: gunk — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gunk» in the school dictionary: Any thick, sticky, dirty or slimy stuff that you do not want, such as grease in a drain or goo on a shoe. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gunk

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**Who acts:** you, plughole, green gunk, Dad, Old food · **What happens:** not want, be, clean, cover, gunk up, wipe · **To what, where:** thick sticky stuff, gunk, bike chain, pond, sink, keyboard

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

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Any thick, sticky, dirty or slimy stuff that you do not want, such as grease in a drain or goo on a shoe.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gunk:m1:1
# text = Any thick, sticky, dirty or slimy stuff that you do not want, such as grease in a drain or goo on a shoe.
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	slimy	slimy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	grease	grease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	drain	drain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	goo	goo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
24	on	on	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | you | any thick sticky stuff |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot that=Theme |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plughole was full of gunk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gunk:x1:1
# text = The plughole was full of gunk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plughole	plughole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gunk	gunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the plughole |  |  |  |  | of gunk; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What's this green gunk on my shoe?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gunk:x2:1
# text = What's this green gunk on my shoe?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
4	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	gunk	gunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this green gunk on my shoe |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Dad cleaned the gunk out of the bike chain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gunk:x3:1
# text = Dad cleaned the gunk out of the bike chain.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cleaned	clean	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	gunk	gunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | past | Dad | the gunk |  | the bike chain |  |  | vn clear-10.3 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent gunk=Theme out chain=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The pond was covered in slimy gunk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gunk:x4:1
# text = The pond was covered in slimy gunk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	slimy	slimy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gunk	gunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the pond |  |  |  | in slimy gunk | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in gunk=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Old food gunked up the sink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gunk:x5:1
# text = Old food gunked up the sink.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	gunked	gunk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sink	sink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **gunk up** | participle | Old food *not said here* | the sink |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Wipe the gunk off the keyboard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gunk:x6:1
# text = Wipe the gunk off the keyboard.
1	Wipe	wipe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gunk	gunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	keyboard	keyboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wipe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the gunk |  | the keyboard |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent gunk=Theme off keyboard=Trajectory |

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