flick

Who acts: film, He, you, I, horse, she · What happens: hit, move, switch, flick, turn, change · To what, where: something, light switch, pages, TV channels, book, cinema

«flick» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: flick in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To hit or move something with a quick small movement, for example with a finger.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 hit	mark
2	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 move	cc
4	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 hit	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 move	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	10 movement	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 movement	det
8	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 movement	amod
9	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 movement	amod
10	movement	movement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 move	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 example	punct
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 example	case
13	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hit	obl
14	with	with	ADP	_	16 finger	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 finger	det
16	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hit	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	to-infinitive						for example; with a finger	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP PP»: agent=Agent with finger=Instrument
2	move	infinitive		something				with a quick small movement	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Theme

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 switch something on or off quickly: «flick the light switch».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 switch	mark
2	switch	switch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 switch	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 off	case
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 off	cc
6	off	off	ADV	_	2 switch	advmod
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	6 off	advmod
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 flick	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 flick	punct
10	flick	flick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 switch	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 switch	det
12	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 switch	compound
13	switch	switch	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 flick	obj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 flick	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 switch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	switch	to-infinitive		something				off property	vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
2	flick in a quote	infinitive		the light switch					vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent switch=Theme

Meaning 3

To turn pages quickly or change TV channels: «flick through a book».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 turn	mark
2	turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	pages	page	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 turn	obj
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 turn	advmod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 change	cc
6	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 turn	conj
7	TV	TV	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 channels	compound
8	channels	channel	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 change	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 flick	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 flick	punct
11	flick	flick	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 turn	conj
12	through	through	ADP	_	14 book	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 book	det
14	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 flick	obl
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 flick	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	turn	to-infinitive	pages		quickly property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent page=Theme
2	change	infinitive	TV channels			vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent channel=Patient
3	flick in a quote	infinitive		a book		vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent through book=Destination

Meaning 4

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A quick, light movement or hit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 movement	det
2	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 movement	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 quick	punct
4	light	light	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 movement	amod
5	movement	movement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 hit	cc
7	hit	hit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 movement	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 movement	punct

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

Meaning 5

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

A film: «the flicks» means the cinema (old UK).

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 film	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 means	nsubj
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 flicks	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 flicks	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 flicks	det
6	flicks	flick	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 film	appos
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 flicks	punct
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cinema	det
10	cinema	cinema	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 means	obj
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 UK	punct
12	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 UK	amod
13	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 cinema	appos
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 UK	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	a film	the cinema					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cinema=Topic

Example 1

He flicked the crumbs off the table.

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 flicked	nsubj
2	flicked	flick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 crumbs	det
4	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 flicked	obj
5	off	off	ADP	_	7 table	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 table	det
7	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 flicked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 flicked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flick	past	He	the crumbs		the table			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent crumb=Theme off table=Initial_Location

Example 2

Flick the switch to turn on the light.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Flick	flick	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 switch	det
3	switch	switch	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Flick	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 turn	mark
5	turn	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Flick	advcl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 light	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 light	det
8	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turn	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Flick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flick	imperative	you not said here	the switch					vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent switch=Theme
2	turn	to-infinitive	you not said here			the light			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on light=Trajectory

Example 3

I flicked through the book to find the pictures.

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	2 flicked	nsubj
2	flicked	flick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	5 book	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 book	det
5	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 flicked	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 find	mark
7	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 flicked	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 pictures	det
9	pictures	picture	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 find	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 flicked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flick	past	I			the book			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent through book=Destination
2	find	to-infinitive	I not said here	the pictures					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Topic

Example 4

The horse flicked its tail at the flies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 horse	det
2	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flicked	nsubj
3	flicked	flick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 tail	nmod:poss
5	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flicked	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 flies	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 flies	det
8	flies	fly	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 flicked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 flicked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flick	past	the horse	horse's tail				at the flies	vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent tail=Theme at fly=Destination

Example 5

Don't flick rubber bands; you could hurt someone's eye.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 flick	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 flick	advmod
3	flick	flick	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	rubber	rubber	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bands	compound
5	bands	band	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 flick	obj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 hurt	punct
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 hurt	nsubj
8	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 hurt	aux
9	hurt	hurt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 flick	conj
10	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 eye	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 someone	case
12	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 hurt	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 flick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not flick	imperative · do-support	you not said here	rubber bands					vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent band=Theme
2	hurt	could	you	someone's eye					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer eye=Patient

Example 6

With a flick of her wrist, she spun the top.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	3 flick	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 flick	det
3	flick	flick	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 spun	obl
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 wrist	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 wrist	nmod:poss
6	wrist	wrist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flick	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 flick	punct
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 spun	nsubj
9	spun	spin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 top	det
11	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 spun	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 spun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spin	past	she	the top				with a flick of her wrist	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent top=Theme
2	flick			her wrist					nom flick «event transitive»: of=patient

Example 7

The lizard's tongue flicked in and out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lizard	det
2	lizard	lizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tongue	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 lizard	case
4	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 flicked	nsubj
5	flicked	flick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	in	in	ADV	_	5 flicked	advmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 out	cc
8	out	out	ADV	_	6 in	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 flicked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flick	past	the lizard's tongue						vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 8

So he awoke the wolf by flicking him across the eyes with his brush.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	3 awoke	advmod
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 awoke	nsubj
3	awoke	awake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 wolf	det
5	wolf	wolf	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 awoke	obj
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 flicking	mark
7	flicking	flick	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 awoke	advcl
8	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 flicking	obj
9	across	across	ADP	_	11 eyes	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 eyes	det
11	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 flicking	obl
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 brush	case
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 brush	nmod:poss
14	brush	brush	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 eyes	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 awoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	awake	past	he	the wolf					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wolf=Theme
2	flick	gerund	he not said here	him = he		the eyes with his brush			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme

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