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title: hanging — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hanging» in the school dictionary: A hanging is a cloth such as a curtain or tapestry hung on a wall for decoration. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hanging

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**Who acts:** hanging, coats, Golden hangings, She · **What happens:** be, hang, mean, fix up, cover, hide · **To what, where:** cloth, curtain, wall, hooks, walls, hangings · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hanging» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [hanging in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hanging.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A hanging is a cloth such as a curtain or tapestry hung on a wall for decoration.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hanging:m1:1
# text = A hanging is a cloth such as a curtain or tapestry hung on a wall for decoration.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hanging	hanging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	curtain	curtain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	tapestry	tapestry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	hung	hang	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	decoration	decoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hanging | a cloth |  |  |  | such a curtain or tapestry | tree rules |
| 2 | **hang** | participle |  | a curtain or tapestry *not said here* |  | a wall |  | for decoration | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on wall=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hanging means being fixed up high with the bottom free, as coats hang on hooks.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hanging:m2:1
# text = Hanging means being fixed up high with the bottom free, as coats hang on hooks.
1	Hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	coats	coat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	hang	hang	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	hooks	hook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fix up** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | with the bottom; high *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: with bottom=Co-Patient |
| 4 | **hang** | present | coats |  |  | hooks |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on hook=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Golden hangings covered the walls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hanging:x1:1
# text = Golden hangings covered the walls.
1	Golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	hangings	hanging	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | Golden hangings | the walls |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wall=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She hid behind the hangings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hanging:x2:1
# text = She hid behind the hangings.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hangings	hanging	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | She |  |  | the hangings |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind hanging=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coats were hanging on the hooks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hanging:x3:1
# text = Coats were hanging on the hooks.
1	Coats	coat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hooks	hook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past · progressive | Coats |  |  | the hooks |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on hook=Location |

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