gob

Who acts: Gobs, you, gob, He, I, Grandad · What happens: mean, gob, spit, shut, give away, be · To what, where: lot, gob, game, big gob, everything, I · Speech: someone speaks here

«gob» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: gob in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: UK, slang, rude — kept apart, not parsed.

Your mouth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 mouth	nmod:poss
2	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 mouth	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Shut your gob!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shut	shut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 gob	nmod:poss
3	gob	gob	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Shut	obj
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Shut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shut	imperative	you not said here	your gob					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent gob=Patient

Meaning 2

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A lump or blob of something soft and wet, like a gob of spit or a gob of glue.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 lump	det
2	lump	lump	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 blob	cc
4	blob	blob	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lump	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 lump	nmod
7	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 something	amod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 wet	cc
9	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 soft	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 gob	punct
11	like	like	ADP	_	13 gob	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 gob	det
13	gob	gob	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	nmod
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 spit	case
15	spit	spit	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gob	nmod
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 gob	cc
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 gob	det
18	gob	gob	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gob	conj
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 glue	case
20	glue	glue	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 gob	nmod
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lump	punct

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

Meaning 3

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

Gobs of something means a lot of it: gobs of money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gobs	gob	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 means	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 something	case
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Gobs	nmod
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 lot	det
6	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 it	case
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 lot	nmod
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 gobs	punct
10	gobs	gob	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 lot	appos
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 money	case
12	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 gobs	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

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

Meaning 4

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

To gob means to spit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 gob	mark
2	gob	gob	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	csubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 spit	mark
5	spit	spit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	roles by
1	gob	to-infinitive	tree rules
2	mean	present	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	spit not said to happen	to-infinitive	vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Shut your gob, you're giving the game away!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shut	shut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 gob	nmod:poss
3	gob	gob	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Shut	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 giving	punct
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 giving	nsubj
6	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 giving	aux
7	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Shut	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 game	det
9	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 giving	obj
10	away	away	ADV	_	7 giving	advmod
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Shut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shut	imperative	you not said here	your gob					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent gob=Patient
2	give away	present · progressive	you	the game				away property	vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent game=Theme

Example 2

There was a gob of chewing gum under the desk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 gob	det
4	gob	gob	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 gum	case
6	chewing	chewing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gum	compound
7	gum	gum	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gob	nmod
8	under	under	ADP	_	10 desk	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 desk	det
10	desk	desk	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gum	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a gob of chewing gum under the desk			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

He's got a big gob, he tells everyone everything.

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	3 got	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 got	aux
3	got	get	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 gob	det
5	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 gob	amod
6	gob	gob	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 tells	punct
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 tells	nsubj
9	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 got	conj
10	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	11 everything	compound
11	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	9 tells	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present · passive	He	a big gob					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gob=Stimulus
2	tell speech: assert	present	he	everything					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everything=Recipient

Example 4

I was gobsmacked when I won the prize.

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 gobsmacked	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gobsmacked	aux:pass
3	gobsmacked	gobsmack	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	when	when	SCONJ	_	6 won	mark
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 won	nsubj
6	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gobsmacked	ccomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 prize	det
8	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 won	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gobsmacked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gobsmack	past · passive		I					tree rules
2	win	past	I	the prize					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality

Example 5

Grandad bought me a gobstopper at the seaside.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 bought	nsubj
2	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 bought	iobj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 gobstopper	det
5	gobstopper	gobstopper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bought	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 seaside	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 seaside	det
8	seaside	seaside	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bought	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	past	Grandad	a gobstopper	me	the seaside			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary gobstopper=Theme

Example 6

They've got gobs of money, they live in a mansion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 got	nsubj
2	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 got	aux
3	got	get	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	gobs	gob	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 got	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 money	case
6	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gobs	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 live	punct
8	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 live	nsubj
9	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 got	parataxis
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 mansion	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 mansion	det
12	mansion	mansion	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 live	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present · perfect	They	gobs of money					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gob=Stimulus
2	live	present	gobs = gob			a mansion			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mansion=Location

Example 7

Don't gob on the pavement, it's disgusting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 gob	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 gob	advmod
3	gob	gob	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 pavement	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pavement	det
6	pavement	pavement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gob	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 disgusting	punct
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 disgusting	nsubj
9	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 disgusting	cop
10	disgusting	disgusting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 gob	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gob	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not gob	imperative · do-support	you not said here			the pavement			tree rules
2	is	present	pavement					disgusting property	tree rules

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