boxers Who acts: Boxers, men, people, boxing, boxer, He · What happens: be, look, fight, sport, pack, walk · To what, where: loose cotton underpants, people, padded gloves, breed, five pairs, house · Speech: someone speaks here
«boxers» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: boxers in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Boxers (boxer shorts) are loose cotton underpants for men and boys that look like short shorts.
The tree, 16 words nsubj punct compound appos punct cop amod compound case nmod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl punct root Boxers NOUN ( PUNCT boxer NOUN shorts NOUN ) PUNCT are AUX loose ADJ cotton NOUN underpants NOUN for ADP men NOUN and CCONJ boys NOUN that PRON look VERB like ADP short ADJ shorts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boxers boxer NOUN Number=Plur 9 underpants nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 shorts punct 3 boxer boxer NOUN Number=Sing 4 shorts compound 4 shorts short NOUN Number=Plur 1 Boxers appos 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 shorts punct 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 underpants cop 7 loose loose ADJ Degree=Pos 9 underpants amod 8 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 9 underpants compound 9 underpants underpants NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 for for ADP _ 11 men case 11 men man NOUN Number=Plur 9 underpants nmod 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 boys cc 13 boys boy NOUN Number=Plur 11 men conj 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 look nsubj 15 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 men acl:relcl 16 like like ADP _ 18 shorts case 17 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 18 shorts amod 18 shorts short NOUN Number=Plur 15 look obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 9 underpants punct
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1 is a present Boxers loose cotton underpants for men and boys tree rules 2 look present men and boys like short shorts vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 Boxers are people who fight with their fists in padded gloves in the sport of boxing.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl case amod obl case det obl case nmod punct root Boxers NOUN are AUX people NOUN who PRON fight VERB with ADP their PRON fists NOUN in ADP padded ADJ gloves NOUN in ADP the DET sport NOUN of ADP boxing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boxers boxer NOUN Number=Plur 3 people nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 people cop 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 fight nsubj 5 fight fight VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 people acl:relcl 6 with with ADP _ 8 fists case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 fists nmod:poss 8 fists fist NOUN Number=Plur 5 fight obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 gloves case 10 padded padded ADJ Degree=Pos 11 gloves amod 11 gloves glove NOUN Number=Plur 5 fight obl 12 in in ADP _ 14 sport case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 sport det 14 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 5 fight obl 15 of of ADP _ 16 boxing case 16 boxing boxing NOUN Number=Sing 14 sport nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 people punct
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1 is a present Boxers people tree rules 2 fight present people padded gloves with Boxers's fists; in the sport of boxing vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with fist=Co-Agent 3 sport boxing nom sport «act intransitive»: of=agent
Meaning 3 A boxer is also a breed of strong, short-haired dog.
det nsubj cop advmod det case amod punct amod punct amod nmod punct root A DET boxer NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET breed NOUN of ADP strong ADJ , PUNCT short ADJ - PUNCT haired ADJ dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boxer det 2 boxer boxer NOUN Number=Sing 6 breed nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 breed cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 breed advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 breed det 6 breed breed NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 13 dog case 8 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 13 dog amod 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 strong punct 10 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 12 haired amod 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 short punct 12 haired haired ADJ Degree=Pos 13 dog amod 13 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 6 breed nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 breed punct
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1 is a present a boxer a breed of strong haired dog tree rules
Example 1 He packed five pairs of boxers for the trip.
nsubj nummod obj case nmod case det obl punct root He PRON packed VERB five NUM pairs NOUN of ADP boxers NOUN for ADP the DET trip NOUN . PUNCT 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 packed nsubj 2 packed pack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 pairs nummod 4 pairs pair NOUN Number=Plur 2 packed obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 boxers case 6 boxers boxer NOUN Number=Plur 4 pairs nmod 7 for for ADP _ 9 trip case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 trip det 9 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 2 packed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 packed punct
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1 pack past He five pairs of boxers for the trip vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent pair=Theme
Example 2 Dad walked around the house in his boxers.
nsubj case det obl case nmod:poss obl punct root Dad NOUN walked VERB around ADP the DET house NOUN in ADP his PRON boxers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 walked nsubj 2 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 around around ADP _ 5 house case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 house det 5 house house NOUN Number=Sing 2 walked obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 boxers case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 boxers nmod:poss 8 boxers boxer NOUN Number=Plur 2 walked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 walked punct
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1 walk past Dad the house in Dad's boxers vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around house=Trajectory
Example 3 The two boxers touched gloves before the fight.
det nummod nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET two NUM boxers NOUN touched VERB gloves NOUN before ADP the DET fight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boxers det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 boxers nummod 3 boxers boxer NOUN Number=Plur 4 touched nsubj 4 touched touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 gloves glove NOUN Number=Plur 4 touched obj 6 before before ADP _ 8 fight case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fight det 8 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 4 touched obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 touched punct
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1 touch past the two boxers gloves before the fight vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme glove=Co-Theme
Example 4 Boxers train by skipping and running.
nsubj mark advcl cc conj punct root Boxers NOUN train VERB by SCONJ skipping VERB and CCONJ running VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boxers boxer NOUN Number=Plur 2 train nsubj 2 train train VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 by by SCONJ _ 4 skipping mark 4 skipping skip VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 train advcl 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 running cc 6 running run VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 skipping conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 train punct
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1 train present Boxers vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 skip gerund Boxers not said here vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 run gerund Boxers not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Our neighbour has a boxer called Max.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj acl xcomp punct root Our PRON neighbour NOUN has VERB a DET boxer NOUN called VERB Max PROPN . PUNCT 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 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 boxer det 5 boxer boxer NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 boxer acl 7 Max Max PROPN Number=Sing 6 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Our neighbour a boxer vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boxer=Patient 2 call participle a boxer not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The boxer won by a knockout.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET boxer NOUN won VERB by ADP a DET knockout NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boxer det 2 boxer boxer NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 won win VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 boxer acl 4 by by ADP _ 6 knockout case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 knockout det 6 knockout knockout NOUN Number=Sing 3 won obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 boxer punct
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1 win participle the boxer not said here by a knockout vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Boxer shorts are loose; briefs are tight.
compound nsubj cop punct nsubj cop conj punct root Boxer NOUN shorts NOUN are AUX loose ADJ ; PUNCT briefs NOUN are AUX tight ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boxer boxer NOUN Number=Sing 2 shorts compound 2 shorts short NOUN Number=Plur 4 loose nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 loose cop 4 loose loose ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 tight punct 6 briefs brief NOUN Number=Plur 8 tight nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 tight cop 8 tight tight ADJ Degree=Pos 4 loose conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 loose punct
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1 is present Boxer shorts loose property tree rules 2 is present briefs tight property tree rules
Example 8 But on the way they stayed at the court of a king, and it happened that he was holding games, and giving prizes to the best runners, boxers, and quoit-throwers.
The tree, 31 words cc case det obl nsubj case det obl case det nmod punct cc nsubj conj mark nsubj aux advcl obj punct cc conj obj case det amod obl punct conj punct cc compound punct conj punct root But CCONJ on ADP the DET way NOUN they PRON stayed VERB at ADP the DET court NOUN of ADP a DET king NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ it PRON happened VERB that SCONJ he PRON was AUX holding VERB games NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ giving VERB prizes NOUN to ADP the DET best ADJ runners NOUN , PUNCT boxers NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ quoit NOUN - PUNCT throwers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 6 stayed cc 2 on on ADP _ 4 way case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 way det 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing 6 stayed obl 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 stayed nsubj 6 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 at at ADP _ 9 court case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 court det 9 court court NOUN Number=Sing 6 stayed obl 10 of of ADP _ 12 king case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 king det 12 king king NOUN Number=Sing 9 court nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 happened punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 happened cc 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 happened nsubj 16 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 stayed conj 17 that that SCONJ _ 20 holding mark 18 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 holding nsubj 19 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 holding aux 20 holding hold VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 16 happened advcl 21 games game NOUN Number=Plur 20 holding obj 22 , , PUNCT _ 24 giving punct 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 giving cc 24 giving give VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 20 holding conj 25 prizes prize NOUN Number=Plur 24 giving obj 26 to to ADP _ 29 runners case 27 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 29 runners det 28 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 29 runners amod 29 runners runner NOUN Number=Plur 24 giving obl 30 , , PUNCT _ 31 boxers punct 31 boxers boxer NOUN Number=Plur 29 runners conj 32 , , PUNCT _ 36 throwers punct 33 and and CCONJ _ 36 throwers cc 34 quoit quoit NOUN Number=Sing 36 throwers compound 35 - - PUNCT _ 34 quoit punct 36 throwers thrower NOUN Number=Plur 6 stayed conj 37 . . PUNCT _ 6 stayed punct
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1 stay past they the way at the court of a king vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on way=Location 2 happen past it vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 hold past · progressive king games vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme 4 give gerund king not said here prizes the best runners and boxers vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent prize=Theme to runner=Recipient
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