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title: plughole — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «plughole» in the school dictionary: A plughole is the hole at the bottom of a bath or sink where the water drains away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# plughole

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**Who acts:** plughole, water, Hair, you, ring, hard work · **What happens:** be, drain away, swirl, block, put, fill · **To what, where:** hole, bottom, water, plughole, plug, sink

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A plughole is the hole at the bottom of a bath or sink where the water drains away.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plughole:m1:1
# text = A plughole is the hole at the bottom of a bath or sink where the water drains away.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plughole	plughole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	sink	sink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	drains	drain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
18	away	away	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a plughole | the hole |  | the bottom of a bath or sink |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drain away** | present | the water |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source |

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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 -->
The water swirled down the plughole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plughole:x1:1
# text = The water swirled down the plughole.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	swirled	swirl	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plughole	plughole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swirl** | participle |  | the water *not said here* |  | the plughole |  |  | vn coil-9.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down plughole=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hair has blocked the plughole again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plughole:x2:1
# text = Hair has blocked the plughole again.
1	Hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	blocked	block	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plughole	plughole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **block** | present · perfect | Hair | the plughole |  |  | again |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer plughole=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the plug in the plughole before you fill the sink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plughole:x3:1
# text = Put the plug in the plughole before you fill the sink.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	plug	plug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plughole	plughole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fill	fill	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sink	sink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | the plug |  | the plughole |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent plug=Theme in plughole=Destination |
| 2 | **fill** | present | you | the sink |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sink=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My ring nearly fell down the plughole!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plughole:x4:1
# text = My ring nearly fell down the plughole!
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	plughole	plughole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall down** | past | My ring | the plughole |  |  |  | nearly *property* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient plughole=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't pour cooking fat down the plughole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plughole:x5:1
# text = Don't pour cooking fat down the plughole.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	pour	pour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plughole	plughole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pour** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | cooking fat |  |  |  | down the plughole | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All our hard work went down the plughole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plughole:x6:1
# text = All our hard work went down the plughole.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	4	det:predet	_	_
2	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plughole	plughole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go down** | past | our hard work | the plughole |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient plughole=Extent |
| 2 | **work** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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