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title: torpedo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «torpedo» in the school dictionary: A torpedo is a long, cigar-shaped weapon that moves underwater by itself and explodes when it hits a ship. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# torpedo

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**Who acts:** torpedo, long shaped weapon, torpedo ray, fish, submarine, rain · **What happens:** shape, be, move, explode, hit, torpedo · **To what, where:** long shaped weapon, ship, plan, fish, electric shock, torpedo · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A torpedo is a long, cigar-shaped weapon that moves underwater by itself and explodes when it hits a ship.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torpedo:m1:1
# text = A torpedo is a long, cigar-shaped weapon that moves underwater by itself and explodes when it hits a ship.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	torpedo	torpedo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	cigar	cigar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	weapon	weapon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	underwater	underwater	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	explodes	explode	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
18	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	20	mark	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	hits	hit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a torpedo | a long shaped weapon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **move** | present | a long shaped weapon |  |  |  |  | by torpedo; underwater *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by itself=Trajectory |
| 4 | **explode** | present | a long shaped weapon *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **hit** | present | torpedo | a ship |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ship=Co-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 -->
To torpedo a ship is to hit it with a torpedo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torpedo:m2:1
# text = To torpedo a ship is to hit it with a torpedo.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	torpedo	torpedo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	torpedo	torpedo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **torpedo** | to-infinitive |  | a ship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with a torpedo; hit *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To torpedo a plan (informal) is to ruin it completely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torpedo:m3:1
# text = To torpedo a plan (informal) is to ruin it completely.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	torpedo	torpedo	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	ruin	ruin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **torpedo** | to-infinitive |  | a plan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | completely, ruin *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A torpedo ray is a fish that can give an electric shock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torpedo:m4:1
# text = A torpedo ray is a fish that can give an electric shock.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	torpedo	torpedo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ray	ray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 torpedo ray | a fish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | can | a fish | a electric shock |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shock=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The submarine fired a torpedo at the warship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torpedo:x1:1
# text = The submarine fired a torpedo at the warship.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	submarine	submarine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fired	fire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	torpedo	torpedo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	warship	warship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fire** | past | the submarine | a torpedo |  | the warship |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent torpedo=Theme at warship=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship was torpedoed in 1915.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torpedo:x2:1
# text = The ship was torpedoed in 1915.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	torpedoed	torpedo	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	1915	1915	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **torpedo** | past · passive |  | the ship |  | 1915 |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rain torpedoed our picnic plans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torpedo:x3:1
# text = The rain torpedoed our picnic plans.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	torpedoed	torpedo	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **torpedo** | past | the rain | our picnic plans |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plan** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Torpedoes travel just under the water's surface.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torpedo:x4:1
# text = Torpedoes travel just under the water's surface.
1	Torpedoes	torpedo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	travel	travel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | present | Torpedoes |  |  | the water's surface |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under surface=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dolphin shot through the water like a torpedo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torpedo:x5:1
# text = The dolphin shot through the water like a torpedo.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dolphin	dolphin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shot	shoot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	torpedo	torpedo	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 | **shoot** | past | the dolphin |  |  | the water |  | like a torpedo | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent through water=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The torpedo ray stuns small fish with electricity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torpedo:x6:1
# text = The torpedo ray stuns small fish with electricity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	torpedo	torpedo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ray	ray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stuns	stun	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stun** | present | the torpedo ray | small fish |  |  |  | with electricity | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fish=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dey tells me dat it goes off like one er deze yer torpedoes."

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torpedo:x7:1
# text = Dey tells me dat it goes off like one er deze yer torpedoes."
1	Dey	dey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	dat	dat	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	er	er	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	deze	deze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	yer	yer	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	torpedoes	torpedo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | Dey |  | me |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go off** | present | Dey |  |  |  |  | like one er deze and yer's torpedoes | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |

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