hitchhike

Who acts: seeds, you, Burrs, two students, insects, He · What happens: travel, stand, ask, hold up, cling, hitchhike · To what, where: side, drivers, thumb, socks, lift, stranger · Speech: someone speaks here

«hitchhike» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: hitchhike in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To travel by standing at the side of the road and asking drivers for a free ride, often by holding up your thumb.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 travel	mark
2	travel	travel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	by	by	SCONJ	_	4 standing	mark
4	standing	stand	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 travel	advcl
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 side	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 side	det
7	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 standing	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 road	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 road	det
10	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 side	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 asking	cc
12	asking	ask	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 standing	conj
13	drivers	driver	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 asking	obj
14	for	for	ADP	_	17 ride	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 ride	det
16	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 ride	amod
17	ride	ride	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 asking	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 holding	punct
19	often	often	ADV	_	21 holding	advmod
20	by	by	SCONJ	_	21 holding	mark
21	holding	hold	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 standing	conj
22	up	up	ADP	_	21 holding	compound:prt
23	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 thumb	nmod:poss
24	thumb	thumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 holding	obj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 travel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	travel	to-infinitive					vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	stand	gerund			the side of the road		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at side=Location
3	ask speech: ask	gerund		drivers		for a free ride	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent driver=Recipient
4	hold up	gerund	your thumb			often property	vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thumb=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

Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

For a small creature or seed to travel by clinging to something else, as in «seeds hitchhike on your socks».

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	4 creature	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 creature	det
3	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 creature	amod
4	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 hitchhike	obl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 seed	cc
6	seed	seed	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 creature	conj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 travel	mark
8	travel	travel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 seed	acl
9	by	by	SCONJ	_	10 clinging	mark
10	clinging	cling	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 travel	advcl
11	to	to	ADP	_	12 something	case
12	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 clinging	obl
13	else	else	ADV	_	12 something	advmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 creature	punct
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	19 hitchhike	mark
16	in	in	SCONJ	_	19 hitchhike	mark
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 hitchhike	punct
18	seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 hitchhike	nsubj
19	hitchhike	hitchhike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
20	on	on	ADP	_	22 socks	case
21	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 socks	nmod:poss
22	socks	sock	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 hitchhike	obl
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 hitchhike	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	19 hitchhike	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	travel	to-infinitive	seeds not said here			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	cling	gerund	seeds not said here		to something	vn cling-22.5 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to something=Co-Theme
3	hitchhike in a quote	present	seeds	your socks	for a small creature or seed	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on sock=Trajectory

Example 1

Never hitchhike or take a lift from a stranger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 hitchhike	advmod
2	hitchhike	hitchhike	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 take	cc
4	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 hitchhike	conj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 lift	det
6	lift	lift	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 take	obj
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 stranger	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 stranger	det
9	stranger	stranger	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 take	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hitchhike	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not hitchhike	imperative	you not said here						vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	take	infinitive	you not said here	a lift		a stranger			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent lift=Theme from stranger=Initial_Location

Example 2

Burrs hitchhike on a dog's fur.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Burrs	burr	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hitchhike	nsubj
2	hitchhike	hitchhike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	7 fur	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 dog	det
5	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fur	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 dog	case
7	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hitchhike	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hitchhike	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hitchhike	present	Burrs			a dog's fur			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on fur=Trajectory

Example 3

In the film, two students hitchhiked across the country.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 film	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 film	det
3	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hitchhiked	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 film	punct
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 students	nummod
6	students	student	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 hitchhiked	nsubj
7	hitchhiked	hitchhike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	across	across	ADP	_	10 country	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 country	det
10	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hitchhiked	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 hitchhiked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hitchhike	past	two students			the film		across the country	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in film=Trajectory

Example 4

Some insects hitchhike on ships to new countries.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 insects	det
2	insects	insect	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hitchhike	nsubj
3	hitchhike	hitchhike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	5 ships	case
5	ships	ship	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hitchhike	obl
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 countries	case
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 countries	amod
8	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hitchhike	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hitchhike	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hitchhike	present	some insects			ships		to new countries	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on ship=Trajectory

Example 5

He stood by the road trying to hitchhike.

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 stood	nsubj
2	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	by	by	ADP	_	5 road	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 road	det
5	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stood	obl
6	trying	try	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 stood	advcl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 hitchhike	mark
8	hitchhike	hitchhike	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 trying	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	stand	past	He	by the road	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by road=Location
2	try	gerund	He not said here		vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	hitchhike not said to happen	to-infinitive	He not said here		vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The hitchhiker held up a sign saying «North».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hitchhiker	det
2	hitchhiker	hitchhiker	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 hitchhiker	acl
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 held	compound:prt
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sign	det
6	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 held	obj
7	saying	say	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 sign	acl
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 North	punct
9	North	North	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 saying	obj
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 North	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hitchhiker	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold up	participle	the hitchhiker not said here	a sign					vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sign=Theme
2	say speech: assert	gerund	a sign not said here	North					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent north=Topic

Example 7

Seeds hitchhiked home on my socks after the walk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hitchhiked	nsubj
2	hitchhiked	hitchhike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	home	home	ADV	_	2 hitchhiked	advmod
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 socks	case
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 socks	nmod:poss
6	socks	sock	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hitchhiked	obl
7	after	after	ADP	_	9 walk	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 walk	det
9	walk	walk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hitchhiked	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hitchhiked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hitchhike	past	Seeds			my socks	after the walk	home property	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on sock=Trajectory

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