hiccup Who acts: hiccup, sudden short hic, you, muscle, Hiccups, our · What happens: be, sound, make, jump, have, plan · To what, where: sudden short hic, many, small problem, hiccups, fizzy pop, breath
«hiccup» 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: hiccup in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A hiccup is a sudden, short "hic" sound you make when a muscle under your lungs jumps by itself.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct punct acl:relcl nsubj conj mark det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod advcl case obl punct root A DET hiccup NOUN is AUX a DET sudden ADJ , PUNCT short ADJ " PUNCT hic NOUN " PUNCT sound VERB you PRON make VERB when SCONJ a DET muscle NOUN under ADP your PRON lungs NOUN jumps VERB by ADP itself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hiccup det 2 hiccup hiccup NOUN Number=Sing 9 hic nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 hic cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 hic det 5 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 9 hic amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 sudden punct 7 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 9 hic amod 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 hic punct 9 hic hic NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 " " PUNCT _ 9 hic punct 11 sound sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 hic acl:relcl 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 make nsubj 13 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 sound conj 14 when when SCONJ _ 20 jumps mark 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 muscle det 16 muscle muscle NOUN Number=Sing 20 jumps nsubj 17 under under ADP _ 19 lungs case 18 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 lungs nmod:poss 19 lungs lung NOUN Number=Plur 16 muscle nmod 20 jumps jump VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 make advcl 21 by by ADP _ 22 itself case 22 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 20 jumps obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 9 hic punct
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1 is a in a quote present a hiccup a sudden short hic tree rules 2 sound present a sudden short hic not said here vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 make present you vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 jump present a muscle under your lungs by muscle vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by itself=Trajectory
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 Hiccups (or the hiccups) is having many of these one after another.
The tree, 12 words nsubj punct cc det appos punct aux obj case det nmod case nmod punct root Hiccups NOUN ( PUNCT or CCONJ the DET hiccups NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX having VERB many ADJ of ADP these DET one NUM after ADP another DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hiccups hiccup NOUN Number=Plur 8 having nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 hiccups punct 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 hiccups cc 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 hiccups det 5 hiccups hiccup NOUN Number=Plur 1 Hiccups appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 hiccups punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 having aux 8 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 9 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 having obj 10 of of ADP _ 12 one case 11 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 12 one det 12 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 many nmod 13 after after ADP _ 14 another case 14 another another DET PronType=Ind 12 one nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 having punct
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1 have present · progressive Hiccups many of this one after another vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A hiccup is a small problem or delay.
det nsubj cop det amod cc conj punct root A DET hiccup NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ problem NOUN or CCONJ delay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hiccup det 2 hiccup hiccup NOUN Number=Sing 6 problem nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 problem cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 problem det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 problem amod 6 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 delay cc 8 delay delay NOUN Number=Sing 6 problem conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 problem punct
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1 is a present a hiccup a small problem or delay tree rules
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"a small hiccup in our plans".
punct det amod case nmod:poss nmod punct punct root " PUNCT a DET small ADJ hiccup NOUN in ADP our PRON plans NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 hiccup punct 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 hiccup det 3 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 4 hiccup amod 4 hiccup hiccup NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 plans case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 plans nmod:poss 7 plans plan NOUN Number=Plur 4 hiccup nmod 8 " " PUNCT _ 4 hiccup punct 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 hiccup punct
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1 plan in a quote our nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 I got the hiccups after drinking fizzy pop too fast.
nsubj det obj mark advcl amod obj advmod advmod punct root I PRON got VERB the DET hiccups NOUN after SCONJ drinking VERB fizzy ADJ pop NOUN too ADV fast ADV . PUNCT 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 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 hiccups det 4 hiccups hiccup NOUN Number=Plur 2 got obj 5 after after SCONJ _ 6 drinking mark 6 drinking drink VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 got advcl 7 fizzy fizzy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 pop amod 8 pop pop NOUN Number=Sing 6 drinking obj 9 too too ADV _ 10 fast advmod 10 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 6 drinking advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past I the hiccups vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hiccup=Stimulus 2 drink gerund I not said here fizzy pop fast property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pop=Patient
Example 2 Hold your breath to stop your hiccups.
nmod:poss obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Hold VERB your PRON breath NOUN to PART stop VERB your PRON hiccups NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hold hold VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 breath nmod:poss 3 breath breath NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hold obj 4 to to PART _ 5 stop mark 5 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Hold advcl 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 hiccups nmod:poss 7 hiccups hiccup NOUN Number=Plur 5 stop obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Hold punct
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1 hold imperative you not said here your breath vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme 2 stop to-infinitive you not said here your hiccups vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality hiccup=Eventuality 3 hiccup your nom hiccup «state intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The baby hiccuped after her milk.
det nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET baby NOUN hiccuped VERB after ADP her PRON milk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 hiccuped nsubj 3 hiccuped hiccup VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after ADP _ 6 milk case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 milk nmod:poss 6 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 3 hiccuped obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 hiccuped punct
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1 hiccup past the baby after baby's milk vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 "Hic!" went the hiccup in the middle of the quiet test.
The tree, 11 words punct nsubj punct punct det obj case det obl case det amod nmod punct root " PUNCT Hic NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT went VERB the DET hiccup NOUN in ADP the DET middle NOUN of ADP the DET quiet ADJ test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Hic punct 2 Hic hic NOUN Number=Sing 5 went nsubj 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Hic punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 2 Hic punct 5 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 hiccup det 7 hiccup hiccup NOUN Number=Sing 5 went obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 middle case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 middle det 10 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 5 went obl 11 of of ADP _ 14 test case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 test det 13 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 14 test amod 14 test test NOUN Number=Sing 10 middle nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 went punct
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1 go past Hic the hiccup the middle of the quiet test vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hiccup=Theme
Example 5 There was a small hiccup: the bus was late.
expl det amod nsubj punct det nsubj cop parataxis punct root There PRON was VERB a DET small ADJ hiccup NOUN : PUNCT the DET bus NOUN was AUX late ADJ . PUNCT 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 5 hiccup det 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 hiccup amod 5 hiccup hiccup NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 6 : : PUNCT _ 10 late punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bus det 8 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 10 late nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 late cop 10 late late ADJ Degree=Pos 2 was parataxis 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a small hiccup there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is past the bus late property tree rules
Example 6 Apart from one hiccup, the play went perfectly.
advmod case nummod obl punct det nsubj advmod punct root Apart ADV from ADP one NUM hiccup NOUN , PUNCT the DET play NOUN went VERB perfectly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Apart apart ADV _ 8 went advmod 2 from from ADP _ 4 hiccup case 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 hiccup nummod 4 hiccup hiccup NOUN Number=Sing 8 went obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 hiccup punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 play det 7 play play NOUN Number=Sing 8 went nsubj 8 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 perfectly perfectly ADV _ 8 went advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 went punct
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1 go past the play one hiccup apart, perfectly property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from hiccup=Initial_Location
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