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title: mush — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mush» in the school dictionary: A soft, wet, squashed mass of something, like overcooked food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mush

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**Who acts:** Silly soppy talk, shout, way, peas, brain, banana · **What happens:** squash, write, tell, start, go, travel · **To what, where:** sled dogs, man, mush, peas, musher, snow · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«mush» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [mush in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mush.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A soft, wet, squashed mass of something, like overcooked food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:m1:1
# text = A soft, wet, squashed mass of something, like overcooked food.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	squashed	squash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	overcooked	overcooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squash** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Silly, soppy talk or writing about love.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:m2:1
# text = Silly, soppy talk or writing about love.
1	Silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	soppy	soppy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	writing	write	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | gerund | Silly soppy talk *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about love | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about love=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A shout telling sled dogs to start or go faster; (verb) to travel with a dog sled.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:m3:1
# text = A shout telling sled dogs to start or go faster; (verb) to travel with a dog sled.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shout	shout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	sled	sled	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	faster	fast	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	sled	sled	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | a shout *not said here* |  | sled dogs |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **start** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a shout *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | a shout *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **travel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with a dog sled | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK slang, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A way of calling a man, like "mate"; also slang for a person's face or mouth, as in "Shut your mush".

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:m4:1
# text = A way of calling a man, like "mate"; also slang for a person's face or mouth, as in "Shut your mush".
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
24	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
25	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	Shut	shut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
27	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	mush	mush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | gerund | a way *not said here* |  | a man |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent man=Recipient |
| 2 | **shut** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | your mush |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mush=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The peas were boiled so long they turned to mush.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:x1:1
# text = The peas were boiled so long they turned to mush.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peas	pea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	boiled	boil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	mush	mush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **boil** | past · passive |  | the peas |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **turn** | past | peas *= pea* |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mush** | to-infinitive | peas *= pea* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the exam my brain felt like mush.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:x2:1
# text = After the exam my brain felt like mush.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	felt	feel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	mush	mush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | participle | my brain |  |  |  | after the exam | like mush | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like mush=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The banana at the bottom of my bag was mush.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:x3:1
# text = The banana at the bottom of my bag was mush.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	mush	mush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the banana at the bottom of my bag | mush |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Mush!" shouted the musher, and the huskies ran.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:x4:1
# text = "Mush!" shouted the musher, and the huskies ran.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mush	mush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	musher	musher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	huskies	husky	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | Mush | the musher |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent musher=Topic |
| 2 | **run** | past | the huskies |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They mushed across the snow for three days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:x5:1
# text = They mushed across the snow for three days.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mushed	mush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mush** | past | They |  |  | the snow | day |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film was all romantic mush.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:x6:1
# text = The film was all romantic mush.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
5	romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mush	mush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the film | all romantic mush |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Oi, mush, you dropped your wallet!" (UK slang)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* "Oi, mush, you dropped your wallet!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:x7:1
# text = "Oi, mush, you dropped your wallet!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Oi	oi	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	mush	mush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	wallet	wallet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** *in a quote* | past | you | your wallet |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wallet=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (UK slang)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mush:x7:2
# text = (UK slang)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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