butch

Who acts: word, lesbian woman, Butch, bulldog, He, Rex · What happens: look, act, use, dress, be, try · To what, where: masculine way, proud self description, nickname, famous train robber, butch name, Dad · Speech: someone speaks here

«butch» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: butch in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Looking or acting tough, strong and traditionally manly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 tough	csubj
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 acting	cc
3	acting	act	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Looking	conj
4	tough	tough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 strong	punct
6	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 tough	conj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 manly	cc
8	traditionally	traditionally	ADV	_	9 manly	advmod
9	manly	manly	ADV	_	4 tough	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tough	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	gerund							vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	act	gerund							vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A word some people use for a lesbian woman who dresses or acts in a traditionally masculine way; it can be a proud self-description, but used by others it can be rude or hurtful.

The tree, 35 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 use	nsubj
3	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	4 people	det
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 use	nsubj
5	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 woman	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 woman	det
8	lesbian	lesbian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 woman	amod
9	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 use	obl
10	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 dresses	nsubj
11	dresses	dress	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 woman	acl:relcl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 acts	cc
13	acts	act	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 dresses	conj
14	in	in	ADP	_	18 way	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 way	det
16	traditionally	traditionally	ADV	_	17 masculine	advmod
17	masculine	masculine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 way	amod
18	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 acts	obl
19	;	;	PUNCT	_	27 description	punct
20	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	27 description	nsubj
21	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	27 description	aux
22	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	27 description	cop
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	27 description	det
24	proud	proud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 description	amod
25	self	self	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 description	compound
26	-	-	PUNCT	_	25 self	punct
27	description	description	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 use	obl
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 used	punct
29	but	but	CCONJ	_	30 used	cc
30	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 use	parataxis
31	by	by	ADP	_	32 others	case
32	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 used	obl
33	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	36 rude	nsubj
34	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	36 rude	aux
35	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	36 rude	cop
36	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 used	parataxis
37	or	or	CCONJ	_	38 hurtful	cc
38	hurtful	hurtful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	36 rude	conj
39	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	use	present	a word			for a lesbian woman	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	dress	present	a lesbian woman				vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	act	present	a lesbian woman not said here		a masculine way		vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	is a	can	word	a proud self description			tree rules
5	use	participle				by others	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	is	can	word			rude property	tree rules
7	be		word not said here				tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

Butch is also a nickname, as in the cowboy Butch Cassidy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Butch	butch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 nickname	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 nickname	cop
3	also	also	ADV	_	5 nickname	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 nickname	det
5	nickname	nickname	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 cowboy	punct
7	as	as	ADP	_	10 cowboy	case
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 cowboy	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cowboy	det
10	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 nickname	conj
11	Butch	Butch	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 cowboy	appos
12	Cassidy	Cassidy	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Butch	flat
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 nickname	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Butch	a nickname and the cowboy					tree rules

Example 1

That bulldog looks very butch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 bulldog	det
2	bulldog	bulldog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	nsubj
3	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 butch	advmod
5	butch	butch	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looks	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	that bulldog					butch property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 2

He tried to look butch in his leather jacket.

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 tried	nsubj
2	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 look	mark
4	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 tried	xcomp
5	butch	butch	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 look	xcomp
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 jacket	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 jacket	nmod:poss
8	leather	leather	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 jacket	compound
9	jacket	jacket	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 butch	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past	He						vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	look not said to happen	to-infinitive	He not said here					butch property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 3

Butch Cassidy was a famous train robber.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Butch	butch	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 robber	nsubj
2	Cassidy	Cassidy	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Butch	appos
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 robber	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 robber	det
5	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 robber	amod
6	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 robber	compound
7	robber	robber	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 robber	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Butch	a famous train robber					tree rules

Example 4

"Rex is a butch name for a puppy," laughed Dad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct
2	Rex	Rex	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 name	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 name	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 name	det
5	butch	butch	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 name	amod
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 laughed	parataxis
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 puppy	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 puppy	det
9	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 laughed	punct
12	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 laughed	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 laughed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	Rex	a butch name				for a puppy	tree rules
2	laugh	past		Dad					tree rules

Example 5

Don't call people names to tease them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 call	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 call	advmod
3	call	call	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 call	obj
5	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 call	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 tease	mark
7	tease	tease	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 call	advcl
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 tease	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not call	imperative · do-support	you not said here	people					vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme name=Result
2	tease	to-infinitive	you not said here	names = name					vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient

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