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gaffer

Who acts: chief electrician, gaffer, you, we, Old Gaffer, Gaffer tape · What happens: look, want, be, ask, leave, set up · To what, where: us, work, gaffer, lights, bench

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

Meaning 1

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

The boss: a manager, foreman or the person in charge, especially of a football team or a group of workers.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boss	det
2	boss	boss	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 manager	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 manager	det
5	manager	manager	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 boss	appos
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 foreman	punct
7	foreman	foreman	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manager	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 person	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 person	det
10	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manager	conj
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 charge	case
12	charge	charge	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 person	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 team	punct
14	especially	especially	ADV	_	18 team	advmod
15	of	of	ADP	_	18 team	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 team	det
17	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 team	compound
18	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manager	conj
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 group	cc
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 group	det
21	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 team	conj
22	of	of	ADP	_	23 workers	case
23	workers	worker	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 group	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 boss	punct

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

Meaning 2

Usage: film and TV — kept apart, not parsed.

The chief electrician who looks after the lights on a film set.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 electrician	det
2	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 electrician	amod
3	electrician	electrician	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 looks	nsubj
5	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 electrician	acl:relcl
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 lights	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 lights	det
8	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 looks	obl
9	on	on	ADP	_	12 set	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 set	det
11	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 set	compound
12	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 looks	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 electrician	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	the chief electrician				after the lights	on a film set	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on set=Theme

Meaning 3

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

An old man, especially in the countryside.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 countryside	punct
5	especially	especially	ADV	_	8 countryside	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 countryside	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 countryside	det
8	countryside	countryside	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 man	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 man	punct

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

Example 1

The gaffer wants us at work by eight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 gaffer	det
2	gaffer	gaffer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wants	nsubj
3	wants	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 wants	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 work	case
6	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wants	obl
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 eight	case
8	eight	eight	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 wants	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	present	the gaffer	us		work		by eight	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot we=Theme

Example 2

The team's gaffer was angry at half-time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gaffer	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 team	case
4	gaffer	gaffer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 angry	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 angry	cop
6	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	at	at	ADP	_	10 time	case
8	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	10 time	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 half	punct
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 angry	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 angry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the team's gaffer				time	angry property	tree rules

Example 3

Ask the gaffer if we can leave early.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 gaffer	det
3	gaffer	gaffer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ask	obj
4	if	if	SCONJ	_	7 leave	mark
5	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 leave	nsubj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 leave	aux
7	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Ask	ccomp
8	early	early	ADV	Degree=Pos	7 leave	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	imperative	you not said here	the gaffer					vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent gaffer=Recipient clause=Topic
2	leave a condition, not said to happen	can	we					early property	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The gaffer set up the lights for the film.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 gaffer	det
2	gaffer	gaffer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	set	set	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 gaffer	acl
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 set	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 lights	det
6	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 set	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 film	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 film	det
9	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 set	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gaffer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set up	participle	the gaffer not said here	the lights				for the film	vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent light=Patient for film=Beneficiary

Example 5

Old Gaffer Jones sat on the bench by the pub.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Gaffer	amod
2	Gaffer	Gaffer	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 sat	nsubj
3	Jones	Jones	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Gaffer	flat
4	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 bench	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bench	det
7	bench	bench	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sat	obl
8	by	by	ADP	_	10 pub	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 pub	det
10	pub	pub	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sat	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	Old Gaffer			the bench		by the pub	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on bench=Location

Example 6

Gaffer tape is strong, sticky cloth tape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gaffer	gaffer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tape	compound
2	tape	tape	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 strong	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 strong	cop
4	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 tape	punct
6	sticky	sticky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tape	amod
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tape	compound
8	tape	tape	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 strong	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 strong	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Gaffer tape					sticky cloth tape obl; strong property	tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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