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title: reliever — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reliever» in the school dictionary: A reliever is something that takes away or eases pain or trouble, like a pain reliever (a medicine). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reliever

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**Who acts:** reliever, inhaler, player, Mum, you, blue inhaler · **What happens:** be, take away, ease, help, breathe, come on · **To what, where:** something, pain, person, another, pain reliever, me

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«reliever» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [reliever in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reliever.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A reliever is something that takes away or eases pain or trouble, like a pain reliever (a medicine).

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliever:m1:1
# text = A reliever is something that takes away or eases pain or trouble, like a pain reliever (a medicine).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reliever	reliever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	eases	ease	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	reliever	reliever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a reliever | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take away** | present |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **ease** | present |  | pain or trouble |  |  |  | like a pain reliever | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pain=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 -->
An inhaler that quickly helps a person with asthma breathe, often blue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliever:m2:1
# text = An inhaler that quickly helps a person with asthma breathe, often blue.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	inhaler	inhaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	asthma	asthma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	breathe	breathe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a inhaler |  | a person |  |  | with asthma; quickly *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent person=Beneficiary with asthma=Theme |
| 2 | **breathe** | present | a inhaler |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In baseball and cricket, a player who comes on to take over from another.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliever:m3:1
# text = In baseball and cricket, a player who comes on to take over from another.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	baseball	baseball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
13	over	over	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come on** | present | a player |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **take over** | to-infinitive | a player *not said here* |  |  | another |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from another=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum gave me a pain reliever for my headache.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliever:x1:1
# text = Mum gave me a pain reliever for my headache.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	reliever	reliever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Mum | a pain reliever | me |  |  | for my headache | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient reliever=Theme for headache=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Take your reliever inhaler to PE.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliever:x2:1
# text = Take your reliever inhaler to PE.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	reliever	reliever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	inhaler	inhaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	PE	PE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | your reliever inhaler | PE |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent inhaler=Theme to pe=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A blue inhaler is usually a reliever.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliever:x3:1
# text = A blue inhaler is usually a reliever.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	inhaler	inhaler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reliever	reliever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a blue inhaler | a reliever |  |  |  | usually *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Squeezing a ball is a good stress reliever.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliever:x4:1
# text = Squeezing a ball is a good stress reliever.
1	Squeezing	squeeze	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	stress	stress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	reliever	reliever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeeze** | gerund |  | a ball |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Squeezing | a good stress reliever |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The reliever pitcher came in to finish the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliever:x5:1
# text = The reliever pitcher came in to finish the game.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	reliever	reliever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pitcher	pitcher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come in** | past | the reliever pitcher |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **finish** | to-infinitive | the reliever pitcher *not said here* | the game |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality game=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never take a pain reliever without asking an adult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reliever:x6:1
# text = Never take a pain reliever without asking an adult.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	reliever	reliever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | a pain reliever |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reliever=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |

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