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title: protrude — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «protrude» in the school dictionary: To stick out from a surface or edge. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# protrude

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**Who acts:** eyes, you, branch, tongue, Rocks, pencil · **What happens:** stick out, protrude, be, concentrate · **To what, where:** surface, rusty nail, fence, top, path, sand

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To stick out from a surface or edge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:protrude:m1:1
# text = To stick out from a surface or edge.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stick	stick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a surface or edge |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: 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}

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A rusty nail protruded from the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:protrude:x1:1
# text = A rusty nail protruded from the fence.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rusty	rusty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nail	nail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	protruded	protrude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protrude** | participle |  | a rusty nail *not said here* |  | the fence |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The frog's eyes protrude from the top of its head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:protrude:x2:1
# text = The frog's eyes protrude from the top of its head.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	protrude	protrude	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protrude** | present | the frog's eyes |  |  | the top of top's head |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Be careful of the branch protruding over the path.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:protrude:x3:1
# text = Be careful of the branch protruding over the path.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	protruding	protrude	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the branch; careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **protrude** | gerund | the branch *not said here* |  |  | the path |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over path=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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His tongue protruded as he concentrated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:protrude:x4:1
# text = His tongue protruded as he concentrated.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	protruded	protrude	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	concentrated	concentrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protrude** | past | His tongue |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **concentrate** | past | tongue |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Rocks protrude from the sand at low tide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:protrude:x5:1
# text = Rocks protrude from the sand at low tide.
1	Rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	protrude	protrude	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tide	tide	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 | **protrude** | present | Rocks |  |  | the sand |  | at low tide | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at tide=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The pencil protruded from her bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:protrude:x6:1
# text = The pencil protruded from her bag.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	protruded	protrude	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protrude** | past | the pencil |  |  | her bag |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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