bb

Who acts: BB, air gun, more B, uncle, BB gun, gtg bb · What happens: be, fire, call, mean, stand, keep · To what, where: small round metal pellet, air gun, BB gun, pencils, Big Brother, ads · Speech: someone speaks here

«bb» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: bb in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: USA — kept apart, not parsed.

A BB is a small round metal pellet fired from an air gun called a BB gun.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 BB	det
2	BB	bb	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pellet	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 pellet	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 pellet	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 pellet	amod
6	round	round	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 pellet	amod
7	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pellet	compound
8	pellet	pellet	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	fired	fire	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 pellet	acl
10	from	from	ADP	_	13 gun	case
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 gun	det
12	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gun	compound
13	gun	gun	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 fired	obl
14	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 gun	acl
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 gun	det
16	BB	BB	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 gun	compound
17	gun	gun	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 called	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 pellet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	present	a BB	a small round metal pellet		tree rules
2	fire	participle		a small round metal pellet not said here	a air gun	vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent from gun=Initial_Location
3	call	participle	a air gun not said here	a BB gun		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent gun=Recipient

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

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

«bb» is short for «baby», a pet name, or for «bye bye».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 bb	punct
2	bb	bb	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 short	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 bb	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 short	cop
5	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 baby	case
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 baby	punct
8	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 short	obl
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 baby	punct
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 name	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 name	det
12	pet	pet	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 name	compound
13	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 baby	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 bye	punct
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 bye	cc
16	for	for	ADP	_	19 bye	case
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 bye	punct
18	bye	bye	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 bye	amod
19	bye	bye	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 short	parataxis
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 bye	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	bb					for baby and a pet name; short property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: school, pencils — kept apart, not parsed.

On pencils, BB means very soft and dark (more B means softer).

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	2 pencils	case
2	pencils	pencil	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 means	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 pencils	punct
4	BB	BB	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 soft	advmod
7	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 means	xcomp
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 dark	cc
9	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 soft	conj
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 means	punct
11	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	12 B	amod
12	B	B	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 means	nsubj
13	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 means	parataxis
14	softer	soft	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	13 means	xcomp
15	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 means	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	BB			pencils		soft property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	mean	present	more B					soft property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: other uses — kept apart, not parsed.

BB can stand for many things, like «bed and breakfast» in some ads, or Big Brother.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	BB	bb	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stand	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 stand	aux
3	stand	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 things	case
5	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 things	amod
6	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stand	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 bed	punct
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 bed	case
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 bed	punct
10	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stand	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 breakfast	cc
12	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bed	conj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 bed	punct
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 ads	case
15	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	16 ads	det
16	ads	ad	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stand	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 Brother	punct
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 Brother	cc
19	Big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 Brother	amod
20	Brother	Brother	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 stand	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	can	BB	Big Brother		some ads		for many things; like bed and breakfast	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in ad=Location

Example 1

My uncle keeps his BB gun locked in a cupboard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 uncle	nmod:poss
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 keeps	nsubj
3	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 gun	nmod:poss
5	BB	bb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gun	compound
6	gun	gun	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 keeps	obj
7	locked	lock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 keeps	xcomp
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 cupboard	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 cupboard	det
10	cupboard	cupboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 locked	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	My uncle	uncle's BB gun					tree rules
2	lock	participle	uncle's BB gun not said here			a cupboard			vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 2

A BB can hurt someone's eye, so never aim at people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 BB	det
2	BB	bb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hurt	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 hurt	aux
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 eye	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 someone	case
7	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hurt	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 aim	punct
9	so	so	ADV	_	11 aim	advmod
10	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	11 aim	advmod
11	aim	aim	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 hurt	conj
12	at	at	ADP	_	13 people	case
13	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 aim	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hurt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hurt	can	a BB	someone's eye					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer eye=Patient
2	not aim	infinitive	a BB not said here					at people	vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot

Example 3

"gtg bb" means "got to go, bye bye".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 bb	punct
2	gtg	gtg	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bb	compound
3	bb	bb	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 bb	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 got	punct
7	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 means	ccomp
8	to	to	PART	_	9 go	mark
9	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 got	xcomp
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 bye	punct
11	bye	bye	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 bye	amod
12	bye	bye	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 go	obl
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 got	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	present	gtg bb		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	get in a quote	past			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	go in a quote	to-infinitive		bye bye	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The art teacher gave us soft BB pencils for shading.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 teacher	det
2	art	art	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 teacher	compound
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	nsubj
4	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 gave	iobj
6	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 pencils	amod
7	BB	bb	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pencils	compound
8	pencils	pencil	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 gave	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 shading	case
10	shading	shading	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pencils	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the art teacher	soft BB pencils	us			for shading	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent we=Recipient pencil=Theme for shading=Asset

Example 5

He texted "miss you bb" to his girlfriend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 texted	nsubj
2	texted	text	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 miss	punct
4	miss	miss	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 bb	compound
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 miss	obj
6	bb	bb	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 texted	obj
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 bb	punct
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 girlfriend	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 girlfriend	nmod:poss
10	girlfriend	girlfriend	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 texted	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 texted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	text	past	He	miss bb				to his girlfriend	tree rules
2	miss in a quote	infinitive		you					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus

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