buckle Who acts: buckle, shoe, something, it, knees, you · What happens: be, fasten, buckle, bend, crumple, collapse · To what, where: metal, two ends, seat belt, weight, belt, bridge · Speech: someone speaks here
«buckle» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: buckle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A buckle is a metal or plastic clip on a belt, strap or shoe that fastens two ends together.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det cc amod conj case det nmod punct conj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl nummod obj advmod punct root A DET buckle NOUN is AUX a DET metal NOUN or CCONJ plastic ADJ clip NOUN on ADP a DET belt NOUN , PUNCT strap NOUN or CCONJ shoe NOUN that PRON fastens VERB two NUM ends NOUN together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 buckle det 2 buckle buckle NOUN Number=Sing 5 metal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 metal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 metal det 5 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 clip cc 7 plastic plastic ADJ Degree=Pos 8 clip amod 8 clip clip NOUN Number=Sing 5 metal conj 9 on on ADP _ 11 belt case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 belt det 11 belt belt NOUN Number=Sing 8 clip nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 strap punct 13 strap strap NOUN Number=Sing 5 metal conj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 shoe cc 15 shoe shoe NOUN Number=Sing 13 strap conj 16 that that PRON PronType=Rel 17 fastens nsubj 17 fastens fasten VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 shoe acl:relcl 18 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 19 ends nummod 19 ends end NOUN Number=Plur 17 fastens obj 20 together together ADV _ 17 fastens advmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 metal punct
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1 is a present a buckle a metal or plastic clip on a belt and strap or shoe tree rules 2 fasten present shoe two ends together property vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent end=Patient
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 buckle is to fasten with a buckle: «Buckle your seat belt.».
The tree, 12 words mark csubj cop mark case det obl punct punct parataxis nmod:poss compound obj punct punct punct root To PART buckle VERB is AUX to PART fasten VERB with ADP a DET buckle NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Buckle VERB your PRON seat NOUN belt NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 buckle mark 2 buckle buckle VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 fasten csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fasten cop 4 to to PART _ 5 fasten mark 5 fasten fasten VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 buckle case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 buckle det 8 buckle buckle NOUN Number=Sing 5 fasten obl 9 : : PUNCT _ 11 Buckle punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 Buckle punct 11 Buckle buckle VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 fasten parataxis 12 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 belt nmod:poss 13 seat seat NOUN Number=Sing 14 belt compound 14 belt belt NOUN Number=Sing 11 Buckle obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 Buckle punct 16 » » PUNCT _ 11 Buckle punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 fasten punct
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1 buckle to-infinitive vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 is present with a buckle; fasten property tree rules 3 buckle in a quote infinitive your seat belt vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belt=Patient
Meaning 3 If something buckles, it bends, crumples or collapses under weight or heat.
The tree, 12 words mark nsubj advcl punct nsubj punct parataxis cc conj case obl cc conj punct root If SCONJ something PRON buckles VERB , PUNCT it PRON bends VERB , PUNCT crumples VERB or CCONJ collapses VERB under ADP weight NOUN or CCONJ heat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 buckles mark 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 buckles nsubj 3 buckles buckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bends advcl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 buckles punct 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 bends nsubj 6 bends bend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 crumples punct 8 crumples crumple VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bends parataxis 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 collapses cc 10 collapses collapse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 crumples conj 11 under under ADP _ 12 weight case 12 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 10 collapses obl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 heat cc 14 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 12 weight conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 bends punct
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1 buckle a condition, not said to happen present something vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 bend present it vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 crumple present vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 4 collapse present weight or heat vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Meaning 4 If your knees buckle, they suddenly bend because you are weak or scared.
The tree, 13 words mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl punct nsubj advmod mark nsubj cop advcl cc conj punct root If SCONJ your PRON knees NOUN buckle VERB , PUNCT they PRON suddenly ADV bend VERB because SCONJ you PRON are AUX weak ADJ or CCONJ scared ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 buckle mark 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 knees nmod:poss 3 knees knee NOUN Number=Plur 4 buckle nsubj 4 buckle buckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 bend advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 buckle punct 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 bend nsubj 7 suddenly suddenly ADV _ 8 bend advmod 8 bend bend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 because because SCONJ _ 12 weak mark 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 weak nsubj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 weak cop 12 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bend advcl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 scared cc 14 scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos 12 weak conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 bend punct
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1 buckle a condition, not said to happen present your knees vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 bend present knees = knee suddenly property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present you weak property tree rules 4 be you not said here tree rules
Meaning 5 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
To buckle down is to start working hard; to buckle under is to give in.
The tree, 15 words mark advcl compound:prt cop mark xcomp advmod punct mark conj mark cop mark ccomp compound:prt punct root To PART buckle VERB down ADP is AUX to PART start VERB working VERB hard ADV ; PUNCT to PART buckle VERB under ADP is AUX to PART give VERB in ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 buckle mark 2 buckle buckle VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 start advcl 3 down down ADP _ 2 buckle compound:prt 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 start cop 5 to to PART _ 6 start mark 6 start start VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 working work VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 start xcomp 8 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 7 working advmod 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 buckle punct 10 to to PART _ 11 buckle mark 11 buckle buckle VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 start conj 12 under under ADP _ 15 give mark 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 give cop 14 to to PART _ 15 give mark 15 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 buckle ccomp 16 in in ADP _ 15 give compound:prt 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 start punct
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1 buckle down to-infinitive vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 is present start property tree rules 3 work gerund hard property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 buckle to-infinitive tree rules 5 is present give property tree rules
Example 1 Buckle up — we're leaving!
compound:prt punct nsubj aux advcl punct root Buckle VERB up ADP — PUNCT we PRON 're AUX leaving VERB ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Buckle buckle VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 up up ADP _ 1 Buckle compound:prt 3 — - PUNCT _ 6 leaving punct 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 leaving nsubj 5 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 leaving aux 6 leaving leave VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Buckle advcl 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Buckle punct
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1 buckle up imperative you not said here vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 leave present · progressive we vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 My shoes have shiny silver buckles.
nmod:poss nsubj amod nsubj acl:relcl punct root My PRON shoes NOUN have VERB shiny ADJ silver NOUN buckles VERB . PUNCT 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 shoes nmod:poss 2 shoes shoe NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 5 silver amod 5 silver silver NOUN Number=Sing 6 buckles nsubj 6 buckles buckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 have acl:relcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present My shoes vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 buckle present shiny silver vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 3 He buckled his belt.
nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root He PRON buckled VERB his PRON belt 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 buckled nsubj 2 buckled buckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 belt nmod:poss 4 belt belt NOUN Number=Sing 2 buckled obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 buckled punct
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1 buckle past He his belt vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belt=Patient
Example 4 The bridge buckled under the weight of the trucks.
det acl case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET bridge NOUN buckled VERB under ADP the DET weight NOUN of ADP the DET trucks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bridge det 2 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 buckled buckle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 bridge acl 4 under under ADP _ 6 weight case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 weight det 6 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 3 buckled obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 trucks case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 trucks det 9 trucks truck NOUN Number=Plur 6 weight nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 bridge punct
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1 buckle participle the bridge not said here the weight of the trucks vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 5 The heat made the train tracks buckle.
det nsubj det compound nsubj ccomp punct root The DET heat NOUN made VERB the DET train NOUN tracks NOUN buckle VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 heat det 2 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tracks det 5 train train NOUN Number=Sing 6 tracks compound 6 tracks track NOUN Number=Plur 7 buckle nsubj 7 buckle buckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made ccomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the heat tree rules 2 buckle present the train tracks vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 6 Her knees buckled when she saw the spider.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp det obj punct root Her PRON knees NOUN buckled VERB when ADV she PRON saw VERB the DET spider NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 knees nmod:poss 2 knees knee NOUN Number=Plur 3 buckled nsubj 3 buckled buckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 saw advmod 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 saw nsubj 6 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 buckled ccomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 spider det 8 spider spider NOUN Number=Sing 6 saw obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 buckled punct
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1 buckle past Her knees tree rules 2 see past she the spider vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer spider=Stimulus
Example 7 It's time to buckle down and study for the test.
nsubj cop mark acl compound:prt cc conj case det obl punct root It PRON 's AUX time NOUN to PART buckle VERB down ADP and CCONJ study VERB for ADP the DET test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 time nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 time cop 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 to to PART _ 5 buckle mark 5 buckle buckle VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 time acl 6 down down ADP _ 5 buckle compound:prt 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 study cc 8 study study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 buckle conj 9 for for ADP _ 11 test case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 test det 11 test test NOUN Number=Sing 8 study obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 time punct
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1 is a present It time tree rules 2 buckle down to-infinitive vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 study present for the test vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for test=Attribute
Example 8 The pirate wore a hat and boots with buckles.
det nsubj det obj cc conj case nmod punct root The DET pirate NOUN wore VERB a DET hat NOUN and CCONJ boots NOUN with ADP buckles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pirate det 2 pirate pirate NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore nsubj 3 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 hat det 5 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 boots cc 7 boots boot NOUN Number=Plur 5 hat conj 8 with with ADP _ 9 buckles case 9 buckles buckle NOUN Number=Plur 5 hat nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 wore punct
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1 wear past the pirate a hat and boots with buckles vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hat=Theme
Example 9 "Ha! ha! ha! you make me laugh so that I can scarcely buckle the saddle-straps.
The tree, 16 words punct discourse punct discourse punct discourse punct nsubj obj xcomp mark fixed nsubj aux advmod advcl det compound punct obj punct root " PUNCT Ha INTJ ! PUNCT ha INTJ ! PUNCT ha INTJ ! PUNCT you PRON make VERB me PRON laugh VERB so SCONJ that SCONJ I PRON can AUX scarcely ADV buckle VERB the DET saddle NOUN - PUNCT straps NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 9 make punct 2 Ha ha INTJ _ 9 make discourse 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Ha punct 4 ha ha INTJ _ 2 Ha discourse 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Ha punct 6 ha ha INTJ _ 2 Ha discourse 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Ha punct 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 make nsubj 9 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 make obj 11 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 make xcomp 12 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 17 buckle mark 13 that that SCONJ _ 12 so fixed 14 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 17 buckle nsubj 15 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 17 buckle aux 16 scarcely scarcely ADV _ 17 buckle advmod 17 buckle buckle VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 laugh advcl 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 straps det 19 saddle saddle NOUN Number=Sing 21 straps compound 20 - - PUNCT _ 19 saddle punct 21 straps strap NOUN Number=Plur 17 buckle obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 9 make punct
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1 make in a quote present you me tree rules 2 laugh in a quote infinitive me not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 buckle in a quote can I the saddle straps scarcely property vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strap=Patient
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