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title: squirt — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «squirt» in the school dictionary: To squirt is to make liquid shoot out in a thin, fast stream from a small hole. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# squirt

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**Who acts:** squirt, little squirt, He, you, ketchup, octopus · **What happens:** squirt, be, shoot out, amount, add, escape · **To what, where:** thin fast stream, thin stream, amount, informal rude name, me, squirt · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To squirt is to make liquid shoot out in a thin, fast stream from a small hole.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squirt:m1:1
# text = To squirt is to make liquid shoot out in a thin, fast stream from a small hole.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	squirt	squirt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	shoot	shoot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squirt** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **shoot out** | infinitive |  |  |  | a thin fast stream from a small hole |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent in stream=Destination |

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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 -->
A squirt is a thin stream of liquid, or a small amount of it.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squirt:m2:1
# text = A squirt is a thin stream of liquid, or a small amount of it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	squirt	squirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a squirt | a thin stream |  |  |  | of liquid | tree rules |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | amount |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«A little squirt» is an informal, slightly rude name for a small or annoying young person.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squirt:m3:1
# text = «A little squirt» is an informal, slightly rude name for a small or annoying young person.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	squirt	squirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
8	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
15	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	annoying	annoying	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
18	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a little squirt | a informal rude name |  |  |  | for a small young person | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He squirted me with his water pistol.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squirt:x1:1
# text = He squirted me with his water pistol.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	squirted	squirt	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	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pistol	pistol	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 | **squirt** | past | He |  | me |  |  | with his water pistol | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Destination with pistol=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add a squirt of washing-up liquid to the bowl.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squirt:x2:1
# text = Add a squirt of washing-up liquid to the bowl.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	squirt	squirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
8	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | a squirt of washing liquid |  |  |  | to the bowl | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent squirt=Patient to bowl=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ketchup squirted all over my shirt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squirt:x3:1
# text = The ketchup squirted all over my shirt.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ketchup	ketchup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	squirted	squirt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squirt** | past | the ketchup |  |  | my shirt |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme over shirt=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An octopus squirts ink to escape.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squirt:x4:1
# text = An octopus squirts ink to escape.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	octopus	octopus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	squirts	squirt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squirt** | present | a octopus | ink |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **escape** | to-infinitive | a octopus *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't squirt water near plug sockets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squirt:x5:1
# text = Don't squirt water near plug sockets.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	squirt	squirt	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	near	near	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	plug	plug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sockets	socket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **squirt** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | water |  | plug sockets |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme near socket=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Get lost, you little squirt!» said the big brother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squirt:x6:1
# text = «Get lost, you little squirt!» said the big brother.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	squirt	squirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lose** *in a quote* | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **say** *speech: express* | past | the big brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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