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title: wrestler — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wrestler» in the school dictionary: A wrestler is a person who fights by gripping an opponent and trying to throw him to the ground, in a sport or contest. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wrestler

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**Who acts:** wrestler, person, strong man, Two little wrestlers · **What happens:** be, fight, grip, try, throw, win · **To what, where:** person, opponent, sport, strong man, old tales, contests

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«wrestler» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [wrestler in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wrestler.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A wrestler is a person who fights by gripping an opponent and trying to throw him to the ground, in a sport or contest.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrestler:m1:1
# text = A wrestler is a person who fights by gripping an opponent and trying to throw him to the ground, in a sport or contest.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wrestler	wrestler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fights	fight	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	gripping	grip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	opponent	opponent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	throw	throw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wrestler | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **grip** | gerund | a person *not said here* | a opponent |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opponent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **try** | gerund | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **throw** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | person |  | a sport or contest |  | to the ground | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent he=Theme to ground=Destination |

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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 -->
In old tales, a wrestler is a strong man who fights and wins contests against others.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrestler:m2:1
# text = In old tales, a wrestler is a strong man who fights and wins contests against others.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wrestler	wrestler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	fights	fight	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
15	contests	contest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
16	against	against	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a wrestler | a strong man |  | old tales |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | present | a strong man |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **win** | present | a strong man *not said here* | contests |  |  |  | against others | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contest=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wrestler threw his rival to the mat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrestler:x1:1
# text = The wrestler threw his rival to the mat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wrestler	wrestler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	rival	rival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | the wrestler | wrestler's rival |  | the mat |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent rival=Theme to mat=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two little wrestlers faced each other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrestler:x2:1
# text = Two little wrestlers faced each other.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wrestlers	wrestler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	faced	face	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	4	obj	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **face** | past | Two little wrestlers | each |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme each=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wrestler was the strongest man in the village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrestler:x3:1
# text = The wrestler was the strongest man in the village.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wrestler	wrestler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	strongest	strong	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the wrestler | the strongest man |  | the village |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Nothing for maths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrestler:x4:1
# text = Nothing for maths.
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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