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title: skinful — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «skinful» in the school dictionary: A large amount of alcohol, enough to make someone drunk: «He'd had a skinful.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# skinful

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**Who acts:** amount, Uncle Ray, He, They, you, Grandpa · **What happens:** make, have, amount, fall, get, not drive · **To what, where:** someone, skinful, alcohol, wedding, taxi, pub · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Australia, informal, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large amount of alcohol, enough to make someone drunk: «He'd had a skinful.».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skinful:m1:1
# text = A large amount of alcohol, enough to make someone drunk: «He'd had a skinful.».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	drunk	drunk	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	had	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	parataxis	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	skinful	skinful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | drunk *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | would | amount | a skinful |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skinful=Patient |
| 3 | **amount** |  |  | alcohol |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=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 -->
Uncle Ray had a skinful at the wedding and fell asleep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skinful:x1:1
# text = Uncle Ray had a skinful at the wedding and fell asleep.
1	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Ray	Ray	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	skinful	skinful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Uncle Ray | a skinful |  | the wedding |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skinful=Patient |
| 2 | **fall** | past | Uncle Ray *not said here* |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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He'd had a skinful, so he got a taxi home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skinful:x2:1
# text = He'd had a skinful, so he got a taxi home.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	skinful	skinful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	taxi	taxi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	home	home	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | would | He | a skinful |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skinful=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | past | he | a taxi |  |  |  | home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer taxi=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They had a skinful at the pub.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skinful:x3:1
# text = They had a skinful at the pub.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	skinful	skinful	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	pub	pub	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 | **have** | past | They | a skinful |  | the pub |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skinful=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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After a skinful, you shouldn't drive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skinful:x4:1
# text = After a skinful, you shouldn't drive.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	skinful	skinful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	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 | **not** **drive** | should | you |  |  |  | after a skinful |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa said the sailor had a skinful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skinful:x5:1
# text = Grandpa said the sailor had a skinful.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	skinful	skinful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Grandpa |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | past | the sailor | a skinful |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skinful=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum frowned: «He's had a skinful again.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skinful:x6:1
# text = Mum frowned: «He's had a skinful again.»
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	frowned	frown	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	skinful	skinful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frown** | past | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | present · passive | He | a skinful |  |  | again |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skinful=Patient |

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