chuffed

Who acts: my, team, little engine, I · What happens: chuff, mean, be, make, certificate, win · To what, where: I, past form, puffing sound, Dad, She, Gran

«chuffed» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: chuffed in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Chuffed means very pleased and proud, as in I'm chuffed to bits.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chuffed	chuff	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 pleased	advmod
4	pleased	pleased	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	ccomp
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 proud	cc
6	proud	proud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pleased	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 chuffed	punct
8	as	as	SCONJ	_	12 chuffed	mark
9	in	in	ADP	_	8 as	fixed
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 chuffed	nsubj
11	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 chuffed	aux:pass
12	chuffed	chuff	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 means	conj
13	to	to	ADP	_	14 bits	case
14	bits	bit	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 chuffed	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	chuff	participle			tree rules
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	chuff	present · passive	I	to bits	tree rules

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

Chuffed is also the past form of chuff: to make a puffing sound like a steam train.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chuffed	chuff	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 form	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 form	cop
3	also	also	ADV	_	6 form	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 form	det
5	past	past	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 form	amod
6	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 chuff	case
8	chuff	chuff	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 form	nmod
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 make	punct
10	to	to	PART	_	11 make	mark
11	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 form	parataxis
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 sound	det
13	puffing	puffing	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sound	compound
14	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 make	obj
15	like	like	ADP	_	18 train	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 train	det
17	steam	steam	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 train	compound
18	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sound	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	chuff	participle			tree rules
2	is a	present	the past form	of chuff	tree rules
3	make	to-infinitive	a puffing sound	like a steam train	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product

Example 1

I was chuffed to bits with my certificate. (UK informal)

Sentence 1: I was chuffed to bits with my certificate.

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	3 chuffed	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 chuffed	aux:pass
3	chuffed	chuff	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 bits	case
5	bits	bit	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 chuffed	obl
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 certificate	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 certificate	nmod:poss
8	certificate	certificate	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chuffed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 chuffed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chuff	past · passive		I				to bits; with my certificate	tree rules
2	certificate		my						nom certificate «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (UK informal)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 informal	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 informal	compound
3	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 informal	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

Dad's dead chuffed with his new bike. (UK slang)

Sentence 1: Dad's dead chuffed with his new bike.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 chuffed	nsubj:pass
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Dad	case
3	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 chuffed	amod
4	chuffed	chuff	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 bike	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 bike	nmod:poss
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 bike	amod
8	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 chuffed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 chuffed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chuff	participle · passive		Dad				with his new bike	tree rules

Sentence 2: (UK slang)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 slang	compound
3	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

She was chuffed that her team won.

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	3 chuffed	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 chuffed	aux:pass
3	chuffed	chuff	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 won	mark
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 team	nmod:poss
6	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 won	nsubj
7	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 chuffed	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 chuffed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chuff	past · passive		She					tree rules
2	win	past	her team						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Gran was chuffed with her birthday card.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 chuffed	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 chuffed	aux:pass
3	chuffed	chuff	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 card	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 card	nmod:poss
6	birthday	birthday	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 card	compound
7	card	card	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chuffed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 chuffed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chuff	past · passive		Gran				with Gran's birthday card	tree rules

Example 5

The little engine chuffed up the hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 engine	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 engine	amod
3	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	chuffed	chuff	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 engine	acl
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 chuffed	compound:prt
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hill	det
7	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 chuffed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 engine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chuff up	participle	the little engine not said here	the hill					tree rules

Example 6

I'm well chuffed! (UK slang)

Sentence 1: I'm well chuffed!

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	4 chuffed	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 chuffed	aux
3	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 chuffed	advmod
4	chuffed	chuff	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 chuffed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chuff	present · passive	I					well property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (UK slang)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 slang	compound
3	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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