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title: trapping — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trapping» in the school dictionary: Trapping means catching animals in traps. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# trapping

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**Who acts:** Trapping, they, trappings, things, Greenhouse gases, Venus flytrap · **What happens:** mean, catch, keep, not get out, trap, stop · **To what, where:** animals, traps, someone, place, sport, ball · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Trapping means catching animals in traps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:m1:1
# text = Trapping means catching animals in traps.
1	Trapping	trapping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	catching	catch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	traps	trap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Trapping |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **catch** *not said to happen* | gerund | Trapping *not said here* | animals |  | traps |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
Trapping means keeping someone or something in a place they cannot get out of.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:m2:1
# text = Trapping means keeping someone or something in a place they cannot get out of.
1	Trapping	trapping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	IN	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Trapping |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | gerund | Trapping *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **get out** | can | they | a place *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Trapping (in sport) means stopping a ball and controlling it, for example with your foot.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:m3:1
# text = Trapping (in sport) means stopping a ball and controlling it, for example with your foot.
1	Trapping	trap	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	stopping	stop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	controlling	control	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trap** | gerund |  | sport |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sport=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Trapping |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stop** *not said to happen* | gerund | Trapping *not said here* | a ball |  |  |  | for example; with your foot | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector ball=Eventuality with foot=Subeventuality |
| 4 | **control** | gerund | Trapping *not said here* | ball |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trappings of something are the things that go with it and show it: «the trappings of wealth».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:m4:1
# text = The trappings of something are the things that go with it and show it: «the trappings of wealth».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trappings	trapping	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	trappings	trapping	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	appos	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the trappings of something | the things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | the things |  |  |  |  | with it | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with it=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **show** | infinitive | the things *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Greenhouse gases are trapping heat around the Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:x1:1
# text = Greenhouse gases are trapping heat around the Earth.
1	Greenhouse	greenhouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	gases	gas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	trapping	trap	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trap** | present · progressive | Greenhouse gases | heat |  | the Earth |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Venus flytrap is trapping a fly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:x2:1
# text = The Venus flytrap is trapping a fly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Venus	Venus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	flytrap	flytrap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	trapping	trap	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fly	fly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trap** | present · progressive | the Venus flytrap | a fly |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fur trapping was common in old Canada.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:x3:1
# text = Fur trapping was common in old Canada.
1	Fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	trapping	trapping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	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** | past | Fur trapping |  |  | old Canada |  | common *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He's good at trapping the ball with his chest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:x4:1
# text = He's good at trapping the ball with his chest.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	trapping	trap	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **trap** | gerund | He *not said here* | the ball |  |  |  | with his chest | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful not to trap your fingers in the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:x5:1
# text = Be careful not to trap your fingers in the door.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	csubj	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	trap	trap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **trap** | to-infinitive |  | your fingers |  | the door |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent finger=Theme in door=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The snow was trapping the cars on the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:x6:1
# text = The snow was trapping the cars on the road.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	trapping	trap	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trap** | past · progressive | the snow | the cars |  | the road |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent car=Theme on road=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She didn't care about the trappings of fame.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:x7:1
# text = She didn't care about the trappings of fame.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trappings	trapping	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **care** | past · do-support | She |  |  |  |  | about the trappings of fame | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about trapping=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The King rode on a huge Elephant adorned with the most gorgeous trappings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trapping:x8:1
# text = The King rode on a huge Elephant adorned with the most gorgeous trappings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rode	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	adorned	adorn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	12	advmod	_	_
12	gorgeous	gorgeous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	trappings	trapping	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adorn** | participle |  | a huge Elephant *not said here* |  |  |  | with the gorgeous trappings | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with trapping=Theme |

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