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title: hairgrip — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hairgrip» in the school dictionary: A small, thin metal clip used to hold hair in place. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hairgrip

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**Who acts:** She, I, you, hairgrips, Mum, packet · **What happens:** use, hold, put, lose, pin, be · **To what, where:** small thin metal clip, hair, place, two hairgrips, fringe, hairgrip

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small, thin metal clip used to hold hair in place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hairgrip:m1:1
# text = A small, thin metal clip used to hold hair in place.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	clip	clip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a small thin metal clip *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | hair |  | place |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hair=Theme in place=Location |

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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 -->
She put two hairgrips in her fringe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hairgrip:x1:1
# text = She put two hairgrips in her fringe.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	hairgrips	hairgrip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fringe	fringe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | She | two hairgrips |  | her fringe |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hairgrip=Theme in fringe=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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I lost a hairgrip on the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hairgrip:x2:1
# text = I lost a hairgrip on the bus.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hairgrip	hairgrip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | I | a hairgrip |  | the bus |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hairgrip=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Pin your bun with hairgrips before ballet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hairgrip:x3:1
# text = Pin your bun with hairgrips before ballet.
1	Pin	pin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	bun	bun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hairgrips	hairgrip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ballet	ballet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pin** | imperative | you *not said here* | your bun |  |  | before ballet | with hairgrips | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient PP.instrument»: agent=Agent bun=Patient with hairgrip=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The hairgrips are in the drawer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hairgrip:x4:1
# text = The hairgrips are in the drawer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hairgrips	hairgrip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	drawer	drawer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the hairgrips |  |  | the drawer |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Mum used a hairgrip to open the lock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hairgrip:x5:1
# text = Mum used a hairgrip to open the lock.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hairgrip	hairgrip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lock	lock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Mum | a hairgrip |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hairgrip=Patient |
| 2 | **open** | to-infinitive | Mum *not said here* | the lock |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location lock=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A packet of 20 hairgrips costs £1.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hairgrip:x6:1
# text = A packet of 20 hairgrips costs £1.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	packet	packet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	hairgrips	hairgrip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	£	£	SYM	$	_	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | a packet of 20 hairgrips |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value |

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