crouch

Who acts: crouch, you, We, Sprinters, smoke, I · What happens: crouch, mean, bend, lean, be, pounce · To what, where: knees, little, low bent position, cat, desk, bush · Speech: someone speaks here

«crouch» in the English dictionary: its 2 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: crouch in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To crouch means to bend your knees and lower your body close to the ground, leaning forward a little.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 crouch	mark
2	crouch	crouch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	csubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 bend	mark
5	bend	bend	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 knees	nmod:poss
7	knees	knee	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 bend	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 body	cc
9	lower	low	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	11 body	amod
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 body	nmod:poss
11	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 knees	conj
12	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 body	amod
13	to	to	ADP	_	15 ground	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 ground	det
15	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 close	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 leaning	punct
17	leaning	lean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 bend	advcl
18	forward	forward	ADV	_	17 leaning	advmod
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 little	det
20	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 leaning	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	crouch	to-infinitive			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	bend not said to happen	to-infinitive	your knees and your lower body		vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent knee=Material
4	lean	gerund	a little	forward property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location little=Theme

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

A crouch is that low, bent position.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 crouch	det
2	crouch	crouch	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 position	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 position	cop
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 position	mark
5	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 position	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 low	punct
7	bent	bent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 position	amod
8	position	position	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 position	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a crouch	low bent position					tree rules

Example 1

The cat crouched low, ready to pounce.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ready	nsubj
3	crouched	crouch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 cat	acl
4	low	low	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 crouched	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 ready	punct
6	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 pounce	mark
8	pounce	pounce	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 ready	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 ready	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crouch	participle		the cat not said here				low property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	pounce	to-infinitive							vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

Crouch down under your desk during the earthquake drill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Crouch	crouch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	down	down	ADP	_	1 Crouch	compound:prt
3	under	under	ADP	_	5 desk	case
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 desk	nmod:poss
5	desk	desk	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Crouch	obl
6	during	during	ADP	_	9 drill	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 drill	det
8	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 drill	compound
9	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Crouch	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Crouch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crouch down	imperative	you not said here			your desk	during the earthquake drill		vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under desk=Location

Example 3

We crouched behind the bush during hide-and-seek.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 crouched	nsubj
2	crouched	crouch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	behind	behind	ADP	_	5 bush	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bush	det
5	bush	bush	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 crouched	obl
6	during	during	ADP	_	7 hide	case
7	hide	hide	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 crouched	obl
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 seek	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 seek	cc
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 and	punct
11	seek	seek	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hide	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 crouched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crouch	past	We			the bush	during hide and seek		vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind bush=Location

Example 4

Sprinters crouch at the starting line.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sprinters	sprinter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 crouch	nsubj
2	crouch	crouch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	6 line	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 line	det
5	starting	starting	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 line	compound
6	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 crouch	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 crouch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crouch	present	Sprinters			the starting line			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at line=Location

Example 5

Stay low and crouch if there is smoke.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Stay	xcomp
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 crouch	cc
4	crouch	crouch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stay	conj
5	if	if	SCONJ	_	7 is	mark
6	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	7 is	expl
7	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 crouch	advcl
8	smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 is	nsubj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	stay	imperative	you not said here		low property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	crouch	infinitive	you not said here			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	be a condition, not said to happen	present	smoke	there		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

I crouched to tie my shoelace.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 crouched	nsubj
2	crouched	crouch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 tie	mark
4	tie	tie	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 crouched	xcomp
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 shoelace	nmod:poss
6	shoelace	shoelace	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tie	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 crouched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crouch	past	I						tree rules
2	tie	to-infinitive	I not said here	my shoelace					vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoelace=Patient

Example 7

The young man crouched low to the ground.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	crouched	crouch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 man	acl
5	low	low	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 crouched	advmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 ground	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ground	det
8	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crouched	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 man	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crouch	participle		the young man not said here				to the ground; low property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

They can do nought except crouch under the captives, and fall under the slain. (Prophets ISA.10.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: They can do nought except crouch under the captives, and fall under the slain.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 do	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 do	aux
3	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	nought	nought	PRON	PronType=Neg	3 do	obj
5	except	except	ADP	_	6 crouch	case
6	crouch	crouch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nought	nmod
7	under	under	ADP	_	9 captives	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 captives	det
9	captives	captive	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 do	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 fall	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 fall	cc
12	fall	fall	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 do	parataxis
13	under	under	ADP	_	15 slain	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 slain	det
15	slain	slain	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 fall	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	can	They	nought		the captives		except crouch	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nought=Eventuality
2	fall	infinitive				the slain			vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme under slain=Location

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.10.4, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	ISA.10.4	ISA.10.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.10.4	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.10.4	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 crouch

Everyday, meaning 1

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