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title: steak — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «steak» in the school dictionary: A thick, flat slice of good meat, usually beef, cooked by grilling or frying. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# steak

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**Who acts:** Cheaper, Dad, I, We, salmon steak, Nan · **What happens:** cook, grill, fry, slice, chop, use · **To what, where:** good meat, fish, beef, pies, steaks, steak

<!-- .vabout -->
«steak» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [steak in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/steak.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thick, flat slice of good meat, usually beef, cooked by grilling or frying.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steak:m1:1
# text = A thick, flat slice of good meat, usually beef, cooked by grilling or frying.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	beef	beef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
14	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	grilling	grill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	frying	fry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **grill** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **fry** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **slice** |  |  | good meat |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=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 thick slice of fish, such as a salmon or tuna steak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steak:m2:1
# text = A thick slice of fish, such as a salmon or tuna steak.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	tuna	tuna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	steak	steak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slice** |  |  | fish |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cheaper chopped beef used in pies and stews: steak and kidney pie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steak:m3:1
# text = Cheaper chopped beef used in pies and stews: steak and kidney pie.
1	Cheaper	Cheaper	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chopped	chop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	beef	beef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pies	pie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	stews	stew	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	steak	steak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	kidney	kidney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | past | Cheaper | beef |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beef=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | beef *not said here* |  | pies and stews |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad grilled steaks on the barbecue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steak:x1:1
# text = Dad grilled steaks on the barbecue.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grilled	grill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	steaks	steak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	barbecue	barbecue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grill** | past | Dad | steaks |  |  |  | on the barbecue | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent steak=Patient on barbecue=Instrument |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like my steak well done.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steak:x2:1
# text = I like my steak well done.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	steak	steak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | I | my steak |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | participle | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had steak and chips for Dad's birthday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steak:x3:1
# text = We had steak and chips for Dad's birthday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	steak	steak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | steak and chips |  |  |  | for Dad's birthday | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent steak=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A salmon steak is a thick slice of salmon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steak:x4:1
# text = A salmon steak is a thick slice of salmon.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	steak	steak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a salmon steak | a thick slice |  |  |  | of salmon | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nan makes a delicious steak pie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steak:x5:1
# text = Nan makes a delicious steak pie.
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	delicious	delicious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	steak	steak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Nan | a delicious steak pie |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pie=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vegetarians don't eat steak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steak:x6:1
# text = Vegetarians don't eat steak.
1	Vegetarians	vegetarian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	steak	steak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | present · do-support | Vegetarians | steak |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent steak=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cowboy ordered the biggest steak in the diner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steak:x7:1
# text = The cowboy ordered the biggest steak in the diner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	steak	steak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	diner	diner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | the cowboy | the biggest steak |  | the diner |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent steak=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gathered a bundle of sticks for a fire, and was just preparing to cook a steak, when his enemy, the Lapp, came up, panting with haste and excitement.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:steak:x8:1
# text = He gathered a bundle of sticks for a fire, and was just preparing to cook a steak, when his enemy, the Lapp, came up, panting with haste and excitement.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gathered	gather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bundle	bundle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sticks	stick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	just	just	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	preparing	prepare	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	steak	steak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
20	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	27	advmod	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	Lapp	Lapp	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
27	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
28	up	up	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	panting	pant	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	27	advcl	_	_
31	with	with	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	haste	haste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | past | He | a bundle of sticks for a fire |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bundle=Theme |
| 2 | **prepare** | past · progressive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **cook** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a steak |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent steak=Patient |
| 4 | **come up** | past | his enemy |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **pant** | gerund | his enemy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with haste and excitement | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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