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title: squashy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «squashy» in the school dictionary: Squashy means soft and easy to press or squeeze out of shape. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# squashy

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**Who acts:** Squashy, Fruit, She, banana, Marshmallows, squashy ball · **What happens:** mean, press, squeeze out, be, squash, sink · **To what, where:** shape, bit, big squashy sofa, you, materials, hard

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«squashy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [squashy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/squashy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Squashy means soft and easy to press or squeeze out of shape.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squashy:m1:1
# text = Squashy means soft and easy to press or squeeze out of shape.
1	Squashy	squashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	press	press	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	squeeze	squeeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Squashy |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **press** | to-infinitive | Squashy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **squeeze out** | infinitive | Squashy *not said here* | shape |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme |

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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 -->
Fruit that is squashy is too soft and a bit squashed or overripe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squashy:m2:1
# text = Fruit that is squashy is too soft and a bit squashed or overripe.
1	Fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	squashy	squashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	squashed	squash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	overripe	overripe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fruit |  |  |  |  | squashy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Fruit |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **squash** | participle | Fruit *not said here* | a bit |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sank into the big squashy sofa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squashy:x1:1
# text = She sank into the big squashy sofa.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	squashy	squashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sofa	sofa	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 | **sink** | past | She |  |  | the big squashy sofa |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The banana at the bottom of my bag was squashy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squashy:x2:1
# text = The banana at the bottom of my bag was squashy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	squashy	squashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the banana at the bottom of my bag |  |  |  |  | squashy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marshmallows are soft and squashy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squashy:x3:1
# text = Marshmallows are soft and squashy.
1	Marshmallows	marshmallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	squashy	squashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Marshmallows |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Marshmallows *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A squashy ball is good for squeezing when you're stressed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squashy:x4:1
# text = A squashy ball is good for squeezing when you're stressed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	squashy	squashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	squeezing	squeeze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	stressed	stress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a squashy ball |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **squeeze** | gerund | a squashy ball *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stress** | present · passive |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sort the materials into hard and squashy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squashy:x5:1
# text = Sort the materials into hard and squashy.
1	Sort	sort	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	materials	material	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	squashy	squashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | imperative | you *not said here* | the materials |  |  |  | into hard *goal* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent material=Theme into hard=Goal |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
These tomatoes are too squashy to slice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squashy:x6:1
# text = These tomatoes are too squashy to slice.
1	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	squashy	squashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this tomatoes |  |  |  |  | squashy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puppy loves its squashy toy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squashy:x7:1
# text = The puppy loves its squashy toy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	squashy	squashy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | the puppy | puppy's squashy toy |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer toy=Stimulus |

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