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title: unhook — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unhook» in the school dictionary: To unhook something is to undo it from a hook or take a hook out of it, such as unhooking a fish or a coat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unhook

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Dad, you, farmer, She, train driver, he · **What happens:** unhook, be, take, pull, put back, let · **To what, where:** something, hook, fish, piece, trailer, vehicle

<!-- .vabout -->
«unhook» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [unhook in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unhook.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To unhook something is to undo it from a hook or take a hook out of it, such as unhooking a fish or a coat.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unhook:m1:1
# text = To unhook something is to undo it from a hook or take a hook out of it, such as unhooking a fish or a coat.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	unhook	unhook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	undo	undo	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	21	mark	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	fixed	_	_
21	unhooking	unhook	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unhook** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a hook |  | undo *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive |  | a hook |  | hook |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent hook=Theme out it=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **unhook** | gerund |  | a fish or a coat |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=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 -->
To unhook a piece of clothing, like a bra or a dress, is to undo its small hooks.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unhook:m2:1
# text = To unhook a piece of clothing, like a bra or a dress, is to undo its small hooks.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	unhook	unhook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bra	bra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	undo	undo	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	hooks	hook	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unhook** | to-infinitive |  | a piece of clothing |  |  |  | like a bra or a dress | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | undo *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To unhook a trailer or carriage is to separate it from the vehicle pulling it.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unhook:m3:1
# text = To unhook a trailer or carriage is to separate it from the vehicle pulling it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	unhook	unhook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	separate	separate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unhook** | to-infinitive |  | a trailer or carriage |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trailer=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | the vehicle |  | separate *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **pull** | gerund |  | carriage |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad unhooked the trailer from the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unhook:x1:1
# text = Dad unhooked the trailer from the car.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	unhooked	unhook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trailer	trailer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unhook** | past | Dad | the trailer |  |  |  | from the car | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent trailer=Patient from car=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gently unhook the fish and put it back in the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unhook:x2:1
# text = Gently unhook the fish and put it back in the water.
1	Gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	unhook	unhook	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unhook** | imperative | you *not said here* | the fish |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient |
| 2 | **put back** | infinitive | you *not said here* | fish |  | the water |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in water=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you unhook my coat from the peg?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unhook:x3:1
# text = Can you unhook my coat from the peg?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	unhook	unhook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	peg	peg	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 | **unhook** | can | you | my coat |  |  |  | from the peg | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent coat=Patient from peg=Co-Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer unhooked the gate to let the sheep through.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unhook:x4:1
# text = The farmer unhooked the gate to let the sheep through.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	unhooked	unhook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	through	through	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unhook** | past | the farmer | the gate |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Patient |
| 2 | **let** | to-infinitive | the farmer *not said here* | the sheep |  |  |  | through *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She unhooked the dog's lead at the park.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unhook:x5:1
# text = She unhooked the dog's lead at the park.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	unhooked	unhook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	lead	lead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unhook** | past | She | the dog's lead |  | the park |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lead=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The train driver unhooked the last carriage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unhook:x6:1
# text = The train driver unhooked the last carriage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	unhooked	unhook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unhook** | past | the train driver | the last carriage |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carriage=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Next he unhooked the little bridge and put it under his right.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unhook:x7:1
# text = Next he unhooked the little bridge and put it under his right.
1	Next	next	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	unhooked	unhook	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	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unhook** | past | he | the little bridge |  |  |  | next *property* | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Patient |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive | he *not said here* | bridge |  | his right |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme under right=Destination |

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