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title: mincer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mincer» in the school dictionary: A kitchen machine that cuts meat or other food into very small pieces by pushing it through a plate with holes; in the US usually called a «meat grinder». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mincer

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**Who acts:** kitchen machine, person, sense, you, butcher, We · **What happens:** cut, push, call, walk, be, clamp · **To what, where:** meat, small pieces, machine, plate, meat grinder, old mincer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«mincer» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [mincer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mincer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A kitchen machine that cuts meat or other food into very small pieces by pushing it through a plate with holes; in the US usually called a «meat grinder».

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mincer:m1:1
# text = A kitchen machine that cuts meat or other food into very small pieces by pushing it through a plate with holes; in the US usually called a «meat grinder».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	cuts	cut	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
14	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	pushing	push	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	through	through	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	plate	plate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
26	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
29	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	grinder	grinder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	27	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | present | a kitchen machine in the US | meat or other food |  | small pieces |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent meat=Material into piece=Product |
| 2 | **push** | gerund | a kitchen machine in the US *not said here* | machine |  | a plate |  | with holes | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme through plate=Trajectory |
| 3 | **call** | past | a kitchen machine in the US | a meat grinder |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who walks with small fussy steps; this sense is rare and can be unkind.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mincer:m2:1
# text = A person who walks with small fussy steps; this sense is rare and can be unkind.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	fussy	fussy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | with small fussy steps | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | this sense |  |  |  |  | rare *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | can | this sense *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unkind *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma's old mincer is clamped to the kitchen table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mincer:x1:1
# text = Grandma's old mincer is clamped to the kitchen table.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mincer	mincer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	clamped	clamp	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clamp** | present · passive |  | Grandma's old mincer |  |  |  | to the kitchen table | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to table=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the beef through the mincer to make mince.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mincer:x2:1
# text = Put the beef through the mincer to make mince.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	beef	beef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mincer	mincer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
9	mince	mince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	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 beef |  | the mincer |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent beef=Theme through mincer=Destination |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | mince |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mince=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The butcher has an electric mincer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mincer:x3:1
# text = The butcher has an electric mincer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	butcher	butcher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mincer	mincer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the butcher | a electric mincer |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mincer=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never put your fingers into a mincer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mincer:x4:1
# text = Never put your fingers into a mincer.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mincer	mincer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | your fingers |  | a mincer |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent finger=Goal |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We used a mincer to make homemade burgers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mincer:x5:1
# text = We used a mincer to make homemade burgers.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mincer	mincer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	homemade	homemade	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	burgers	burger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | We | a mincer |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mincer=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | homemade burgers |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset burger=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In America a mincer is called a meat grinder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mincer:x6:1
# text = In America a mincer is called a meat grinder.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mincer	mincer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	grinder	grinder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | a mincer |  | America |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mincer turns round and round when you crank the handle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mincer:x7:1
# text = The mincer turns round and round when you crank the handle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mincer	mincer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	round	round	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	round	round	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	crank	crank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | the mincer |  |  |  |  | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **crank** | present | you | the handle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(idiom, UK) «I feel like I've been through the mincer» means «I feel worn out».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mincer:x8:1
# text = (idiom, UK) «I feel like I've been through the mincer» means «I feel worn out».
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	idiom	idiom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	_
9	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	cop	_	_
13	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	mincer	mincer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
17	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	_
21	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	xcomp	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I |  |  | the mincer |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | idiom |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **feel** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 5 | **wear out** *in a quote* | participle | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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