bang Who acts: bang, explosion, Bangs, Someone, I, fireworks · What happens: be, slam, make, bang, cut, mean · To what, where: sudden loud noise, loud noise, part, American hair, bang, door · Speech: someone speaks here
«bang» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: bang in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A bang is a sudden very loud noise, like an explosion or a door slamming.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod advmod amod punct case det appos cc det conj acl punct root A DET bang NOUN is AUX a DET sudden ADJ very ADV loud ADJ noise NOUN , PUNCT like ADP an DET explosion NOUN or CCONJ a DET door NOUN slamming VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bang det 2 bang bang NOUN Number=Sing 8 noise nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 noise cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 noise det 5 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 8 noise amod 6 very very ADV _ 7 loud advmod 7 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 8 noise amod 8 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 explosion punct 10 like like ADP _ 12 explosion case 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 explosion det 12 explosion explosion NOUN Number=Sing 8 noise appos 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 door cc 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 door det 15 door door NOUN Number=Sing 12 explosion conj 16 slamming slam VERB VerbForm=Ger 12 explosion acl 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 noise punct
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1 is a present a bang a sudden loud noise tree rules 2 slam gerund a explosion or a door not said here vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 To bang is to hit something hard, often making a loud noise.
mark advcl cop mark obj amod punct advmod advcl det amod obj punct root To PART bang NOUN is AUX to PART hit VERB something PRON hard ADJ , PUNCT often ADV making VERB a DET loud ADJ noise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 bang mark 2 bang bang NOUN Number=Sing 5 hit advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hit cop 4 to to PART _ 5 hit mark 5 hit hit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 hit obj 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 6 something amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 making punct 9 often often ADV _ 10 making advmod 10 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 hit advcl 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 noise det 12 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 13 noise amod 13 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 10 making obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 hit punct
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1 is present hit property tree rules 2 make gerund a loud noise often property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product
Meaning 3 To bang a part of your body is to hit it by accident.
mark advcl det obj case nmod:poss nmod cop mark obj case obl punct root To PART bang VERB a DET part NOUN of ADP your PRON body NOUN is AUX to PART hit VERB it PRON by ADP accident NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 bang mark 2 bang bang VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 hit advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 part det 4 part part NOUN Number=Sing 2 bang obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 body case 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 body nmod:poss 7 body body NOUN Number=Sing 4 part nmod 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 hit cop 9 to to PART _ 10 hit mark 10 hit hit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 hit obj 12 by by ADP _ 13 accident case 13 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 10 hit obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 hit punct
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1 bang to-infinitive a part of your body vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location part=Theme 2 is present by accident; hit property tree rules
Meaning 4 Bangs (American) are hair cut short and straight across the forehead (British: a fringe).
The tree, 14 words nsubj punct amod punct cop acl xcomp cc advmod case det conj punct amod punct det appos punct punct root Bangs PROPN ( PUNCT American ADJ ) PUNCT are AUX hair NOUN cut VERB short ADJ and CCONJ straight ADV across ADP the DET forehead NOUN ( PUNCT British ADJ : PUNCT a DET fringe NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bangs Bangs PROPN Number=Sing 6 hair nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 American punct 3 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 6 hair amod 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 American punct 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 hair cop 6 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 cut cut VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 hair acl 8 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 7 cut xcomp 9 and and CCONJ _ 13 forehead cc 10 straight straight ADV _ 13 forehead advmod 11 across across ADP _ 13 forehead case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 forehead det 13 forehead forehead NOUN Number=Sing 8 short conj 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 British punct 15 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 13 forehead amod 16 : : PUNCT _ 18 fringe punct 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 fringe det 18 fringe fringe NOUN Number=Sing 6 hair appos 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 18 fringe punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 hair punct
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1 is a present Bangs American hair tree rules 2 cut participle American hair not said here short property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Meaning 5 Bang (informal) means exactly: bang on time.
nsubj punct appos punct advmod punct obl case nmod punct root Bang NOUN ( PUNCT informal NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB exactly ADV : PUNCT bang NOUN on ADP time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bang bang NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 informal punct 3 informal informal NOUN Number=Sing 1 Bang appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 informal punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 exactly exactly ADV _ 5 means advmod 7 : : PUNCT _ 8 bang punct 8 bang bang NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obl 9 on on ADP _ 10 time case 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 bang nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present Bang bang on time exactly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The door shut with a loud bang.
det obl:unmarked case det amod obl punct root The DET door NOUN shut ADJ with ADP a DET loud ADJ bang NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 door det 2 door door NOUN Number=Sing 3 shut obl:unmarked 3 shut shut ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 with with ADP _ 7 bang case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 bang det 6 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bang amod 7 bang bang NOUN Number=Sing 3 shut obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 shut punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 Someone was banging on the door.
nsubj aux case det obl punct root Someone PRON was AUX banging VERB on ADP the DET door NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 banging nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 banging aux 3 banging bang VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 door case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 door det 6 door door NOUN Number=Sing 3 banging obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 banging punct
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1 bang past · progressive Someone the door vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on door=Location
Example 3 I banged my knee on the table.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root I PRON banged VERB my PRON knee NOUN on ADP the DET table NOUN . PUNCT 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 banged nsubj 2 banged bang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 knee nmod:poss 4 knee knee NOUN Number=Sing 2 banged obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 table case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 table det 7 table table NOUN Number=Sing 2 banged obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 banged punct
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1 bang past I my knee the table vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent knee=Theme on table=Trajectory
Example 4 The fireworks went off with a bang.
det nsubj compound:prt case det obl punct root The DET fireworks NOUN went VERB off ADP with ADP a DET bang NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fireworks det 2 fireworks firework NOUN Number=Plur 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 went compound:prt 5 with with ADP _ 7 bang case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 bang det 7 bang bang NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go off past the fireworks with a bang vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Scientists think the universe began with the Big Bang.
nsubj det nsubj ccomp case det compound obl punct root Scientists NOUN think VERB the DET universe NOUN began VERB with ADP the DET Big PROPN Bang PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 think nsubj 2 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 universe det 4 universe universe NOUN Number=Sing 5 began nsubj 5 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 think ccomp 6 with with ADP _ 9 Bang case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Bang det 8 Big Big PROPN Number=Sing 9 Bang compound 9 Bang Bang PROPN Number=Sing 5 began obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 think punct
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1 think speech: other present Scientists vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 begin past the universe with the Big Bang vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with bang=Subeventuality
Example 6 She cut her bangs too short.
nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod xcomp punct root She PRON cut VERB her PRON bangs NOUN too ADV short ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 cut nsubj 2 cut cut VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 bangs nmod:poss 4 bangs bang NOUN Number=Plur 2 cut obj 5 too too ADV _ 6 short advmod 6 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 2 cut xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 cut punct
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1 cut past She her bangs short property vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bang=Product 2 bang her = she nom bang «event transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 You're bang on time!
nsubj cop case obl punct root You PRON 're AUX bang ADJ on ADP time NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 bang nsubj 2 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 bang cop 3 bang bang ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 on on ADP _ 5 time case 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 bang obl 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 bang punct
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1 is present You time bang property tree rules
Example 8 “Then I refuse,” he cried, banging the barrel in front of Hook.
The tree, 12 words punct advmod nsubj punct punct nsubj ccomp punct advcl det obj case obl case nmod punct root “ PUNCT Then ADV I PRON refuse VERB , PUNCT ” PUNCT he PRON cried VERB , PUNCT banging VERB the DET barrel NOUN in ADP front NOUN of ADP Hook NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 4 refuse punct 2 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 4 refuse advmod 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 refuse nsubj 4 refuse refuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 refuse punct 6 ” " PUNCT _ 4 refuse punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 cried nsubj 8 cried cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 refuse ccomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 banging punct 10 banging bang VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 cried advcl 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 barrel det 12 barrel barrel NOUN Number=Sing 10 banging obj 13 in in ADP _ 14 front case 14 front front NOUN Number=Sing 10 banging obl 15 of of ADP _ 16 Hook case 16 Hook hook NOUN Number=Sing 14 front nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 refuse punct
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1 refuse in a quote present I then vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 cry speech: express past he vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 bang gerund he not said here the barrel front of Hook vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent barrel=Theme in front=Trajectory
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