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title: sticky — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sticky» in the school dictionary: Sticky means covered with something like glue, honey or syrup that sticks to things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sticky

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**Who acts:** Sticky, honey, Sticky weather, you, sticky situation, hands · **What happens:** mean, cover, stick, be, make, feel · **To what, where:** you, honey, picture, reminder, sticky note, hot sticky summer night · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sticky» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [sticky in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sticky.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sticky means covered with something like glue, honey or syrup that sticks to things.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:m1:1
# text = Sticky means covered with something like glue, honey or syrup that sticks to things.
1	Sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	glue	glue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	syrup	syrup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	sticks	stick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sticky |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with something | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with something=Theme |
| 3 | **stick** | present | honey or syrup |  |  |  |  | to things | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to thing=Co-Patient |

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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 -->
Sticky can mean able to stick to surfaces, like sticky tape or a sticky note.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:m2:1
# text = Sticky can mean able to stick to surfaces, like sticky tape or a sticky note.
1	Sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stick	stick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	surfaces	surface	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	tape	tape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Sticky |  |  |  |  | able *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stick** | to-infinitive | Sticky *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to surfaces like sticky tape or a sticky note | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent to surface=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sticky weather is hot and damp, making you feel sweaty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:m3:1
# text = Sticky weather is hot and damp, making you feel sweaty.
1	Sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	sweaty	sweaty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sticky weather |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Sticky weather *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | Sticky weather *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **feel** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sweaty *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sticky situation is difficult or awkward.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:m4:1
# text = A sticky situation is difficult or awkward.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	awkward	awkward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	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 | a sticky situation |  |  |  |  | difficult *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a sticky situation *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My hands are sticky from the honey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:x1:1
# text = My hands are sticky from the honey.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My hands |  |  | the honey |  | sticky *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hold the picture with sticky tape.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:x2:1
# text = Hold the picture with sticky tape.
1	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tape	tape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | the picture |  |  |  | with sticky tape | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write the reminder on a sticky note.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:x3:1
# text = Write the reminder on a sticky note.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reminder	reminder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reminder |  | a sticky note |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent reminder=Theme on note=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a hot, sticky summer night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:x4:1
# text = It was a hot, sticky summer night.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a hot sticky summer night |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The floor was sticky where the juice spilled.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:x5:1
# text = The floor was sticky where the juice spilled.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	spilled	spill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the floor |  |  |  |  | sticky *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spill** | past | the juice |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We were in a sticky situation when the bus left without us.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:x6:1
# text = We were in a sticky situation when the bus left without us.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | We |  |  | a sticky situation |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | past | the bus |  |  |  |  | without us | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Spider webs are sticky to catch insects.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:x7:1
# text = Spider webs are sticky to catch insects.
1	Spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	webs	web	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Spider webs |  |  |  |  | sticky *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive | Spider webs *not said here* | insects |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They could not pull their feet out of the sticky mass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sticky:x8:1
# text = They could not pull their feet out of the sticky mass.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **pull** | could | They | their feet |  | the sticky mass |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent foot=Theme out mass=Initial\_Location |

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