cocky

Who acts: He, you, cocky hare, uncle, She, Wendy · What happens: get, win, lose, not be, not mark, stop · To what, where: next game, test, cocky hare, cockies, gum trees, cocky grin · Speech: someone speaks here

«cocky» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: cocky in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Too confident and sure of yourself in an annoying or rude way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Too	too	ADV	_	2 confident	advmod
2	confident	confident	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 sure	cc
4	sure	sure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 confident	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 yourself	case
6	yourself	yourself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	4 sure	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	12 way	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 way	det
9	annoying	annoying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 way	amod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 rude	cc
11	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 annoying	conj
12	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 confident	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 confident	punct

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

Meaning 2

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

A cockatoo, the noisy crested parrot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cockatoo	det
2	cockatoo	cockatoo	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 parrot	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 parrot	det
5	noisy	noisy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 parrot	amod
6	crested	crested	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 parrot	amod
7	parrot	parrot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cockatoo	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cockatoo	punct

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

Meaning 3

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

A farmer, especially a small farmer («a cow cocky»).

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 farmer	det
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 farmer	punct
4	especially	especially	ADV	_	7 farmer	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 farmer	det
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 farmer	amod
7	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 farmer	conj
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 cocky	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 cocky	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 cow	det
11	cow	cow	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 cocky	obl:unmarked
12	cocky	cocky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 farmer	appos
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 cocky	punct
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 cocky	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 farmer	punct

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

Example 1

He got cocky after winning and lost the next game.

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 got	nsubj
2	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	cocky	cocky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 got	xcomp
4	after	after	SCONJ	_	5 winning	mark
5	winning	win	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 got	advcl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 lost	cc
7	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 got	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 game	det
9	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 game	amod
10	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lost	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	get	past	He		cocky property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	win	gerund	He not said here			vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	lose	past	He not said here	the next game		vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality

Example 2

Don't be so cocky — the test isn't marked yet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 cocky	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 cocky	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 cocky	cop
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 cocky	advmod
5	cocky	cocky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	11 marked	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 test	det
8	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 marked	nsubj:pass
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 marked	aux:pass
10	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 marked	advmod
11	marked	mark	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 cocky	conj
12	yet	yet	ADV	_	11 marked	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cocky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	imperative · do-support	you not said here					cocky property	tree rules
2	not mark	present · passive		the test			yet		vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination

Example 3

The cocky hare stopped for a nap and the tortoise won.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 hare	det
2	cocky	cocky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hare	amod
3	hare	hare	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 won	nsubj
4	stopped	stop	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 hare	acl
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 nap	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 nap	det
7	nap	nap	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stopped	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 tortoise	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 tortoise	det
10	tortoise	tortoise	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 nap	conj
11	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	participle		the cocky hare not said here				for a nap and the tortoise	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	win	past	the cocky hare						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

A flock of cockies screeched in the gum trees. (Australia)

Sentence 1: A flock of cockies screeched in the gum trees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 flock	det
2	flock	flock	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 cockies	case
4	cockies	cocky	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 flock	nmod
5	screeched	screech	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 cockies	acl
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 trees	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 trees	det
8	gum	gum	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 trees	compound
9	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 screeched	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 flock	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	screech	participle		cockies not said here		the gum trees			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location

Sentence 2: (Australia)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct

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

Example 5

My uncle is a cocky with sheep and wheat. (Australia)

Sentence 1: My uncle is a cocky with sheep and wheat.

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	5 cocky	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 cocky	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cocky	det
5	cocky	cocky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 sheep	case
7	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cocky	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 wheat	cc
9	wheat	wheat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sheep	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cocky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My uncle					with sheep and wheat; cocky property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Australia)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct

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

Example 6

She gave a cocky grin as she crossed the finish line.

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	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 grin	det
4	cocky	cocky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 grin	amod
5	grin	grin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
6	as	as	SCONJ	_	8 crossed	mark
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 crossed	nsubj
8	crossed	cross	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 gave	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 line	det
10	finish	finish	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 line	compound
11	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 crossed	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	She	a cocky grin					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grin=Theme
2	cross	past	she	the finish line					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient

Example 7

“Yes, he is rather cocky,” Wendy admitted with regret.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	7 cocky	punct
2	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	7 cocky	discourse
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Yes	punct
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 cocky	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 cocky	cop
6	rather	rather	ADV	_	7 cocky	advmod
7	cocky	cocky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 cocky	punct
9	”	"	PUNCT	_	7 cocky	punct
10	Wendy	Wendy	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 admitted	nsubj
11	admitted	admit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 cocky	parataxis
12	with	with	ADP	_	13 regret	case
13	regret	regret	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 admitted	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 cocky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	he					cocky property	tree rules
2	admit speech: other	past	Wendy					with regret	vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

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