yap

Who acts: puppy, mouth, Other animals, little dog, you, terrier · What happens: give, yap, talk, stop, shut, ring · To what, where: short sharp barks, lot, yap, short sharp bark, homework, phone · Speech: someone speaks here

«yap» in the English dictionary: its 5 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: yap in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: of a small dog — kept apart, not parsed.

To give short, high, sharp barks: «The puppy yapped at the postman.».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 give	mark
2	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 barks	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 high	punct
5	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 short	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 short	punct
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 barks	amod
8	barks	bark	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 give	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 yapped	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 yapped	punct
11	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 puppy	det
12	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 yapped	nsubj
13	yapped	yap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 give	advcl
14	at	at	ADP	_	16 postman	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 postman	det
16	postman	postman	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 yapped	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 yapped	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 yapped	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	to-infinitive		short sharp barks					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bark=Theme
2	yap in a quote	past	the puppy					at the postman	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at postman=Stimulus

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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To talk a lot, loudly or in a silly way: «Stop yapping!».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 talk	mark
2	talk	talk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 lot	det
4	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 talk	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 loudly	punct
6	loudly	loudly	ADV	_	2 talk	advmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 way	cc
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 way	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 way	det
10	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 way	amod
11	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 loudly	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 Stop	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 Stop	punct
14	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 talk	conj
15	yapping	yap	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 Stop	xcomp
16	!	!	PUNCT	_	14 Stop	punct
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 Stop	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 talk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	talk	to-infinitive	a lot	loudly property	vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent lot=Patient
2	stop in a quote	infinitive			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
3	yap in a quote	gerund			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: slang, rude — kept apart, not parsed.

Your mouth: «Shut your yap!».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 mouth	nmod:poss
2	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 Shut	nsubj
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 Shut	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 Shut	punct
5	Shut	shut	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 yap	nmod:poss
7	yap	yap	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 Shut	obj
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 Shut	punct
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 Shut	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 Shut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shut in a quote	infinitive	Your mouth	your yap					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent yap=Patient

Everyday, meaning 4

A short, sharp bark.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bark	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bark	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 short	punct
4	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bark	amod
5	bark	bark	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 bark	punct

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

Everyday, meaning 5

Other animals, such as badgers, can also yap, not just small dogs.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 animals	amod
2	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 yap	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 badgers	punct
4	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	6 badgers	case
5	as	as	ADP	_	4 such	fixed
6	badgers	badger	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 animals	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 animals	punct
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 yap	aux
9	also	also	ADV	_	10 yap	advmod
10	yap	yap	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 dogs	punct
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 dogs	advmod
13	just	just	ADV	_	15 dogs	advmod
14	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 dogs	amod
15	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 yap	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 yap	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	yap	can	Other animals and badgers					small dogs conj	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The little dog next door yaps every time the doorbell rings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dog	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 dog	amod
3	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 rings	nsubj
4	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 yaps	amod
5	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 yaps	compound
6	yaps	yap	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 dog	conj
7	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	8 time	det
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 rings	obl:unmarked
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 doorbell	det
10	doorbell	doorbell	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 rings	nsubj
11	rings	ring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 rings	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ring	present	the little dog and next door yaps				time	the doorbell nsubj	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location

Example 2

Stop yapping and finish your homework!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	yapping	yap	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 finish	cc
4	finish	finish	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 homework	nmod:poss
6	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 finish	obj
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	yap	gerund	you not said here		vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	finish	infinitive	you not said here	your homework	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality homework=Eventuality

Example 3

The terrier gave a yap and ran after the ball.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 terrier	det
2	terrier	terrier	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 yap	det
5	yap	yap	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 ran	cc
7	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gave	conj
8	after	after	ADP	_	10 ball	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 ball	det
10	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ran	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the terrier	a yap					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yap=Theme
2	run	past	the terrier not said here				after the ball		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

«Shut your yap!» shouted the pirate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Shut	punct
2	Shut	shut	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 shouted	ccomp
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 yap	nmod:poss
4	yap	yap	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Shut	obj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Shut	punct
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Shut	punct
7	shouted	shout	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 pirate	det
9	pirate	pirate	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shouted	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shut in a quote	infinitive		your yap					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent yap=Patient
2	shout speech: express	past	the pirate						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 5

They were yapping on the phone for an hour.

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 yapping	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 yapping	aux
3	yapping	yap	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 phone	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 phone	det
6	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 yapping	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 hour	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 hour	det
9	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 yapping	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 yapping	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	yap	past · progressive	They			the phone	hour		vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Our neighbour's yappy dog woke the whole street.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 neighbour	nmod:poss
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dog	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 neighbour	case
4	yappy	yappy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dog	compound
5	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 woke	nsubj
6	woke	wake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 street	det
8	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 street	amod
9	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 woke	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 woke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wake	past	Our neighbour's yappy dog	the whole street					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent street=Patient

Example 7

There was also the plunge and scurry of the deer, the yapping of badgers, and the whirr of birds driven into reluctant flight.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	also	also	ADV	_	2 was	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 plunge	det
5	plunge	plunge	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 scurry	cc
7	scurry	scurry	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 plunge	conj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 deer	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 deer	det
10	deer	deer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 scurry	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 yapping	punct
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 yapping	det
13	yapping	yapping	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 plunge	conj
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 badgers	case
15	badgers	badger	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 yapping	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 whirr	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 whirr	cc
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 whirr	det
19	whirr	whirr	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
20	of	of	ADP	_	21 birds	case
21	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 whirr	nmod
22	driven	drive	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 whirr	acl
23	into	into	ADP	_	25 flight	case
24	reluctant	reluctant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 flight	amod
25	flight	flight	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 driven	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	be	past	the plunge and scurry of the deer and the yapping of badgers		there	the whirr of birds nsubj	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	drive	participle		the whirr of birds not said here	reluctant flight		vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent into flight=Trajectory
3	scurry		the deer				nom scurry «act intransitive»: of=agent
4	whirr		birds				nom whirr «event intransitive»: of=agent

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📖 yap

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

Everyday, meaning 5

Example 1

Example 2

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Example 4

Example 5

Example 6

Example 7

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