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title: scrunch — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scrunch» in the school dictionary: To scrunch means to squeeze or crush something into a small, untidy ball or shape. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# scrunch

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**Who acts:** Scrunch, crunching sound, He, She, I, Foil · **What happens:** scrunch, mean, squeeze, crush, scrunch up, crunch · **To what, where:** something, small untidy ball, face, crunching sound, gravel, paper · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To scrunch means to squeeze or crush something into a small, untidy ball or shape.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrunch:m1:1
# text = To scrunch means to squeeze or crush something into a small, untidy ball or shape.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	scrunch	scrunch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	squeeze	squeeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	crush	crush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	untidy	untidy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrunch** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **squeeze** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **crush** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | into a small untidy ball or shape *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent something=Patient into ball=Result |

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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 -->
To scrunch up your face or eyes means to squeeze them tight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrunch:m2:1
# text = To scrunch up your face or eyes means to squeeze them tight.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	scrunch	scrunch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	csubj	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	squeeze	squeeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrunch up** | to-infinitive |  | your face or eyes |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent face=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **squeeze** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | face |  |  |  | tight *property* | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scrunch can be the crunching sound of walking on gravel, snow or dry leaves.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrunch:m3:1
# text = Scrunch can be the crunching sound of walking on gravel, snow or dry leaves.
1	Scrunch	scrunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	crunching	crunch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	gravel	gravel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crunch** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | can | Scrunch | the crunching sound and snow or dry leaves |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **walk** | gerund | the crunching sound and snow or dry leaves *not said here* |  |  | gravel |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on gravel=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He scrunched up the paper and threw it in the bin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrunch:x1:1
# text = He scrunched up the paper and threw it in the bin.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scrunched	scrunch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrunch up** | past | He | the paper |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent paper=Patient |
| 2 | **throw** | past | He *not said here* | paper |  | the bin |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme in bin=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She scrunched her nose at the smell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrunch:x2:1
# text = She scrunched her nose at the smell.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scrunched	scrunch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrunch** | past | She | her nose |  | the smell |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent nose=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scrunch the tissue paper to make petals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrunch:x3:1
# text = Scrunch the tissue paper to make petals.
1	Scrunch	scrunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	tissue	tissue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	petals	petal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | petals |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset petal=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The leaves scrunched under our boots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrunch:x4:1
# text = The leaves scrunched under our boots.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	scrunched	scrunch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **scrunch** | participle |  | the leaves *not said here* |  | our boots |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I scrunched my eyes shut during the scary part.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrunch:x5:1
# text = I scrunched my eyes shut during the scary part.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scrunched	scrunch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scrunch** | past | I | my eyes |  |  | during the scary part | shut *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Foil stays scrunched, but a sponge springs back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scrunch:x6:1
# text = Foil stays scrunched, but a sponge springs back.
1	Foil	foil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	scrunched	scrunch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	springs	spring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | Foil |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **scrunch** | participle | Foil *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **spring back** | present | a sponge |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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