VBSTAT Verbs of remaining/inactivity

Definition

Verbs of remaining, being stationary, or inactivity.

Detection Rules

xiao_2009

Requires: usas

USAS code: M2

usas

cql[lemma={words} & pos="VB|VBD|VBG|VBN|VBP|VBZ"]
Word list (295 items)
Tuck abducted adduct airlift align aligned array arrayed bear bearing bears borne brandish bring brought brung bung bunged bunging carried carries carry cart carting channel channelled channelling channels chuck chucking circulate clear cleared clearing coasting cradle dangle deliver delivered delivering delivers deploy deployed deport deported deposit deposited despatch despatched detach detached detaches dislodged dispatch dispatched divert diverted diverts download drag dragged drain drained draining drape draped dribble drop drops dump dumping dunk eject ejected ejecting emanate emanated emanates emanating embedded emit erect erected evict evicted exile exiled extract extracted ferry festoon fetch fetched fetching flex fling flinging flung foist foisted forward freewheel freewheeling freight freighting hang haul hauled heave heaved heaving held hoist hoisted hold hump hung hurl hurled hustle immerse immersed imported jangle jangling jarred jerk jiggle jiggling jostle laid lay lays leveraged lift load lob lower lowered lowering lug lugging manoeuvre move moving off-load offload outstretch outstretched park piggy-back piggy-backed piggy-backing pipe pitch pitched pitching place places plonk plunk poise propel propelled prostrate pull pulled pulling pump pumping purge push pushing put putting raise raised raising re-circulate redeploy remove removing reposition repositioning rotate route sandwich scoop scroll seat seconded send sent set sets setting shake shaken shed shedding shift shifting ship shipped shipping ships shook shoulder shouldered shove shunt siphon siphoning sling sloping sloshing slung spirit spirited splodge splodges splodging spool squash squeeze squeezed squeezing stack stacks steer stick sticks stow stowed stowing strew strewn stuck stuff stuffing submerge submerged submerging suction superimpose superposing suspended suspending threw throw thrown thrust tilt tip toss tow transport tuck tucked tug turn turned turns twiddle twiddled twiddling twirled twist uncross unfold unload unloaded unloading upend upended uproot waft wafting wag wheel wheels whisk wield wiggle winch winches wind winds withdraw withdrawn withdrew wound wrench yank yanked

Requires: lemma, pos

Normalization

Per words

Sources

  • xiao_2009 — Xiao, Richard (2009) : Multidimensional analysis and the study of world Englishes
  • usas — Rayson, Paul; Archer, Dawn; Piao, Scott; McEnery, Tony (2004) : The UCREL Semantic Analysis System