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title: slug — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «slug» in the school dictionary: A small, soft, slimy animal like a snail but with no shell, that lives in damp places and eats plants. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# slug

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**Who acts:** small soft slimy animal, verb, slug, Hedgehogs, Slugs, you · **What happens:** live, eat, swallow, amount, hit, leave · **To what, where:** damp places, plants, small amount, drink, someone, shiny slime trail

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«slug» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [slug in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/slug.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small, soft, slimy animal like a snail but with no shell, that lives in damp places and eats plants.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:m1:1
# text = A small, soft, slimy animal like a snail but with no shell, that lives in damp places and eats plants.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	slimy	slimy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	snail	snail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
23	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a small soft slimy animal like a snail but no shell |  |  | damp places |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |
| 2 | **eat** | present | a small soft slimy animal like a snail but no shell *not said here* | plants |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
A small amount of a drink swallowed quickly (informal).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:m2:1
# text = A small amount of a drink swallowed quickly (informal).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | participle |  | a small amount of a drink *not said here* |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | a drink |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Informal: a bullet, or a fake coin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:m3:1
# text = Informal: a bullet, or a fake coin.
1	Informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bullet	bullet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a verb (informal), to hit someone hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:m4:1
# text = As a verb (informal), to hit someone hard.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	hit	hit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | to-infinitive | a verb | someone |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme someone=Co-Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A slug left a shiny slime trail on the path.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:x1:1
# text = A slug left a shiny slime trail on the path.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	slug	slug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	slime	slime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | a slug | a shiny slime trail |  | the path |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent trail=Theme on path=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slugs have eaten holes in our lettuces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:x2:1
# text = Slugs have eaten holes in our lettuces.
1	Slugs	slug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	lettuces	lettuce	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present · perfect · passive |  | Slugs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A slug is like a snail without a shell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:x3:1
# text = A slug is like a snail without a shell.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	slug	slug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	snail	snail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a slug |  |  |  |  | like a snail; without a shell | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hedgehogs love to eat slugs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:x4:1
# text = Hedgehogs love to eat slugs.
1	Hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	slugs	slug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Hedgehogs |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **eat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Hedgehogs *not said here* | slugs |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slug=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slugs come out after rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:x5:1
# text = Slugs come out after rain.
1	Slugs	slug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | present | Slugs |  |  |  | after rain | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash your hands after you touch a slug.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:x6:1
# text = Wash your hands after you touch a slug.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	touch	touch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	slug	slug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **touch** | present | you | a slug |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme slug=Co-Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep slug pellets away from pets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:x7:1
# text = Keep slug pellets away from pets.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	slug	slug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pellets	pellet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | imperative | you *not said here* | slug pellets |  |  |  | away *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pellet=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found a fat orange slug under the log.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:x8:1
# text = We found a fat orange slug under the log.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	fat	fat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	slug	slug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	log	log	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | a fat orange slug |  | the log |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slug=Topic |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Just look! that rose is all slug-eaten, and this one is stunted!

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:slug:x9:1
# text = Just look! that rose is all slug-eaten, and this one is stunted!
1	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	rose	rose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	nmod	_	_
8	slug	slug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	stunted	stunt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* | that rose  all |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rose=Attribute |
| 2 | **eat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **stunt** | present · passive |  | this one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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