Assertion: african elephant's trunk | /r/ObjectUse | used for breathing
Facets:
value: for grabbing and picking up objects
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: ’s trunk is actually a long nose used for smelling, breathing, trumpeting, drinking and also for grabbing things — especially a potential meal.
text: They have several distinctive features including the long trunk (proboscis) that is used for both breathing and grasping objects.
text: The trunk is used for breathing and smelling just like a human nose, but also for drinking, trumpeting and grabbing objects as well as being used as a weapon and as part of the elephant's mating ritual.
text: Elephants have long trunks used primarily for breathing, but also used to hold water before drinking and grabbing food from high places, like trees!
text: Asian elephant has very long trunk that is used for breathing, smelling, trumpeting, digging of food from the ground, stripping bark from the trees and for manipulation of various objects.
text: The trunk can be used for multiple purposes like breathing, smelling, sucking in water, producing their characteristic "trumpeting" sounds, as well as for grabbing and picking up objects.
text: Not only is the trunk used for breathing (and smelling and drinking and feeding) it is also used for social purposes like greetings and caresses.
text: A fusion of the nose and upper lip, the trunk is an elephant's most versatile tool, used for breathing, smelling, touching, grasping, and producing sound.