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title: nozzle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nozzle» in the school dictionary: A narrow tube or spout at the end of a hose, pipe or can that controls how a liquid or gas comes out. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nozzle

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**Who acts:** narrow tube, liquid, you, Dad, Firefighters · **What happens:** control, come out, turn, make, put, block · **To what, where:** nozzle, fine spray, petrol nozzle, car, ketchup nozzle, star nozzle

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A narrow tube or spout at the end of a hose, pipe or can that controls how a liquid or gas comes out.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nozzle:m1:1
# text = A narrow tube or spout at the end of a hose, pipe or can that controls how a liquid or gas comes out.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	spout	spout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hose	hose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	controls	control	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	23	advmod	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
23	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
24	out	out	ADP	RP	_	23	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **control** | present | a narrow tube at the end of a hose and pipe or spout |  |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come out** | present | a liquid or gas |  |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn the nozzle to make a fine spray.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nozzle:x1:1
# text = Turn the nozzle to make a fine spray.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nozzle	nozzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	spray	spray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | imperative | you *not said here* | the nozzle |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent nozzle=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a fine spray |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset spray=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad put the petrol nozzle into the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nozzle:x2:1
# text = Dad put the petrol nozzle into the car.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	petrol	petrol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	nozzle	nozzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | Dad | the petrol nozzle |  | the car |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent nozzle=Goal |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ketchup nozzle got blocked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nozzle:x3:1
# text = The ketchup nozzle got blocked.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ketchup	ketchup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	nozzle	nozzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	blocked	block	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **block** | past · passive |  | the ketchup nozzle |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use a star nozzle to pipe the icing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nozzle:x4:1
# text = Use a star nozzle to pipe the icing.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	nozzle	nozzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	icing	icing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | a star nozzle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Firefighters held the big nozzle of the hose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nozzle:x5:1
# text = Firefighters held the big nozzle of the hose.
1	Firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	nozzle	nozzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hose	hose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | Firefighters | the big nozzle of the hose |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nozzle=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Point the nozzle away from your eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nozzle:x6:1
# text = Point the nozzle away from your eyes.
1	Point	point	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nozzle	nozzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **point** | imperative | you *not said here* | the nozzle |  |  |  | away *property* | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nozzle=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Squeeze the trigger on the nozzle to water the plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nozzle:x7:1
# text = Squeeze the trigger on the nozzle to water the plants.
1	Squeeze	squeeze	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	trigger	trigger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	nozzle	nozzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeeze** | imperative | you *not said here* | the trigger |  | the nozzle |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent trigger=Theme plant=Result |

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