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title: mat — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mat» in the school dictionary: A mat is a small piece of material put on the floor, like a doormat or bath mat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mat

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**Who acts:** mat, you, cat, bath mat, We, old woman · **What happens:** be, put, protect, wipe, sit, lie down · **To what, where:** small piece, material, floor, thick soft piece, small flat piece, plate

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«mat» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [mat in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mat.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mat is a small piece of material put on the floor, like a doormat or bath mat.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mat:m1:1
# text = A mat is a small piece of material put on the floor, like a doormat or bath mat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	doormat	doormat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mat | a small piece |  |  |  | of material | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | participle |  | material *not said here* |  | the floor |  | like a doormat or bath mat | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on floor=Destination |

<!-- .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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mat is a thick soft piece of material for exercise or gym, like a yoga mat or PE mat.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mat:m2:1
# text = A mat is a thick soft piece of material for exercise or gym, like a yoga mat or PE mat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	gym	gym	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	yoga	yoga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	PE	pe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mat | a thick soft piece |  |  |  | of material for exercise or gym | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mat is a small flat piece put under a plate, glass or hot dish to protect a table, like a placemat.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mat:m3:1
# text = A mat is a small flat piece put under a plate, glass or hot dish to protect a table, like a placemat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	like	like	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	placemat	placemat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mat | a small flat piece |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | participle |  | a small flat piece *not said here* |  | a plate and glass or hot dish |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent under plate=Destination |
| 3 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  | a table |  |  |  | like a placemat | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wipe your feet on the mat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mat:x1:1
# text = Wipe your feet on the mat.
1	Wipe	wipe	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	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wipe** | imperative | you *not said here* | your feet |  | the mat |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent foot=Theme on mat=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat sat on the mat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mat:x2:1
# text = The cat sat on the mat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | the cat |  |  | the mat |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on mat=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the hot pan on a mat, not on the table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mat:x3:1
# text = Put the hot pan on a mat, not on the table.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | the hot pan |  | a mat |  | on the table | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent pan=Theme on mat=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lie down on your mat for stretching.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mat:x4:1
# text = Lie down on your mat for stretching.
1	Lie	lie	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stretching	stretch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie down** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | your mat |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on mat=Location |
| 2 | **stretch** | gerund | your mat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bath mat stops you slipping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mat:x5:1
# text = The bath mat stops you slipping.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	slipping	slip	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | the bath mat |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **slip** | gerund | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Roll up your yoga mat after class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mat:x6:1
# text = Roll up your yoga mat after class.
1	Roll	roll	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	yoga	yoga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll up** | imperative | you *not said here* | your yoga mat |  |  | after class |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mat=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We landed safely on the gym mats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mat:x7:1
# text = We landed safely on the gym mats.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	gym	gym	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	mats	mat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | past | We |  |  | the gym mats |  | safely *property* | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on mat=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old woman lifted the mat, undid the blanket, and found the girls both dead.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mat:x8:1
# text = The old woman lifted the mat, undid the blanket, and found the girls both dead.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	undid	undo	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	advmod	_	_
17	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | the old woman | the mat |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mat=Theme |
| 2 | **undo** | past | the old woman *not said here* | the blanket |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blanket=Patient |
| 3 | **find** | past | the old woman *not said here* | the girls |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent girl=Topic |

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