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title: mooring — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mooring» in the school dictionary: A place where a boat is tied up, often with a rope to a post or buoy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# mooring

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**Who acts:** Moorings, chains, Mooring, Losing, things, Rat · **What happens:** tie up, be, hold, moor, lose, mean · **To what, where:** place, ropes, boat, ing form, moorings, things · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mooring» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: [mooring in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mooring.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A place where a boat is tied up, often with a rope to a post or buoy.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mooring:m1:1
# text = A place where a boat is tied up, often with a rope to a post or buoy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	buoy	buoy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie up** | present · passive |  | a place |  |  |  | with a rope to a post or buoy | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with rope=Co-Patient |

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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 -->
Moorings are the ropes, chains and anchors that hold a boat in place.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mooring:m2:1
# text = Moorings are the ropes, chains and anchors that hold a boat in place.
1	Moorings	mooring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ropes	rope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	anchors	anchor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Moorings | the ropes and chains and anchors |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | chains and anchors | a boat |  | place |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent boat=Theme in place=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mooring» is also the -ing form of «to moor», tying a boat up.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mooring:m3:1
# text = «Mooring» is also the -ing form of «to moor», tying a boat up.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mooring	mooring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	ing	ing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	moor	moor	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	tying	tie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	up	up	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mooring | the ing form |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **moor** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **tie up** | gerund |  | a boat |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Losing your moorings means losing the things that keep you steady.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mooring:m4:1
# text = Losing your moorings means losing the things that keep you steady.
1	Losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	moorings	mooring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | gerund |  | your moorings |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mooring=Eventuality |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Losing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **lose** *not said to happen* | gerund | Losing *not said here* | the things |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 4 | **keep** | present | the things | you |  |  |  | steady *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Rat tied the boat to its mooring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mooring:x1:1
# text = The Rat tied the boat to its mooring.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mooring	mooring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past | the Rat | the boat |  |  |  | to Rat's mooring | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent boat=Patient to mooring=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boats bobbed at their moorings in the harbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mooring:x2:1
# text = The boats bobbed at their moorings in the harbour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	bobbed	bob	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	moorings	mooring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bob** | participle |  | the boats *not said here* |  | boats's moorings |  | in the harbour | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at mooring=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were mooring the boat for the night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mooring:x3:1
# text = They were mooring the boat for the night.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mooring	moor	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **moor** | past · progressive | They | the boat |  |  | night |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V ADVP»: agent=Theme boat=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm tore the yacht from its moorings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mooring:x4:1
# text = The storm tore the yacht from its moorings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tore	tore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	yacht	yacht	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	moorings	mooring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tore** | past | the storm | the yacht |  | storm's moorings |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found a mooring near the lock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mooring:x5:1
# text = We found a mooring near the lock.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	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	mooring	mooring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	near	near	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lock	lock	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 | **find** | past | We | a mooring |  | the lock |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mooring=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without his friends, he felt he had lost his moorings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mooring:x6:1
# text = Without his friends, he felt he had lost his moorings.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	ccomp	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	moorings	mooring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | he |  |  |  |  | without his friends | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | past · perfect | he | his moorings |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mooring=Eventuality |

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