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title: stank — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stank» in the school dictionary: Stank is the past form of «stink»: it smelled very bad. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stank

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**Who acts:** Stank, stink, something, film, bin, socks · **What happens:** be, smell, mean, stink, open, taste · **To what, where:** past form, informal, sun., hot weather, windows

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Stank is the past form of «stink»: it smelled very bad.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stank:m1:1
# text = Stank is the past form of «stink»: it smelled very bad.
1	Stank	Stank	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	stink	stink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	smelled	smell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Stank | the past form |  |  |  | of stink | tree rules |
| 2 | **smell** | past | stink |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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}

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Stank can also mean (informal) that something was very bad or poor: the film stank.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stank:m2:1
# text = Stank can also mean (informal) that something was very bad or poor: the film stank.
1	Stank	Stank	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	stank	stink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Stank | informal |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent informal=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past | something |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **stink** | past | the film |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bin stank after a week in the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stank:x1:1
# text = The bin stank after a week in the sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bin	bin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stank	stink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stink** | past | the bin |  |  | the sun. | week |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His socks stank after the football match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stank:x2:1
# text = His socks stank after the football match.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stank	stink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	match	match	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 | **stink** | past | His socks |  |  |  | after the football match |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The room stank of fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stank:x3:1
# text = The room stank of fish.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stank	stink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stink** | past | the room |  |  |  |  | of fish | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of fish=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pond stank in the hot weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stank:x4:1
# text = The pond stank in the hot weather.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stank	stink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	weather	weather	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 | **stink** | past | the pond |  |  | the hot weather |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rotten egg stank so badly we opened the windows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stank:x5:1
# text = The rotten egg stank so badly we opened the windows.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rotten	rotten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stank	stink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stink** | past | the rotten egg |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **open** | past | we | the windows |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location window=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That joke stank (informal).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stank:x6:1
# text = That joke stank (informal).
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stank	stink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stink** | past | that joke | informal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cheese stank, but it tasted great.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stank:x7:1
# text = The cheese stank, but it tasted great.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stank	stink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	tasted	taste	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stink** | past | the cheese |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **taste** | past | cheese |  |  |  |  | great *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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