hitter Who acts: hitter, person, job, heavy hitter, She, He · What happens: be, hit, swing, send, score, come · To what, where: person, powerful person, someone, cricket, ball, best hitter
«hitter» 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: hitter in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A hitter is a person who hits, especially a batter in baseball or softball whose job is to hit the ball.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl punct advmod det conj case nmod cc conj nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl det obj punct root A DET hitter NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON hits VERB , PUNCT especially ADV a DET batter NOUN in ADP baseball NOUN or CCONJ softball NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART hit VERB the DET ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hitter det 2 hitter hitter NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 hits nsubj 7 hits hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 batter punct 9 especially especially ADV _ 11 batter advmod 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 batter det 11 batter batter NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 12 in in ADP _ 13 baseball case 13 baseball baseball NOUN Number=Sing 11 batter nmod 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 softball cc 15 softball softball NOUN Number=Sing 11 batter conj 16 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 17 job nmod:poss 17 job job NOUN Number=Sing 20 hit nsubj 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 hit cop 19 to to PART _ 20 hit mark 20 hit hit VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 softball acl:relcl 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 ball det 22 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 20 hit obj 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a hitter a person and a batter in baseball or softball tree rules 2 hit present a person and a batter in baseball or softball vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 is present job hit property tree rules
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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A heavy hitter is a powerful or important person or organisation.
det amod nsubj cop det amod cc conj cc conj punct root A DET heavy ADJ hitter NOUN is AUX a DET powerful ADJ or CCONJ important ADJ person NOUN or CCONJ organisation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 hitter det 2 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hitter amod 3 hitter hitter NOUN Number=Sing 9 person nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 person cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 person det 6 powerful powerful ADJ Degree=Pos 9 person amod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 important cc 8 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 6 powerful conj 9 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 organisation cc 11 organisation organisation NOUN Number=Sing 9 person conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 person punct
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1 is a present a heavy hitter a powerful person or organisation tree rules
Meaning 3 In cricket and other sports, a hitter is someone who hits the ball hard.
The tree, 14 words case obl cc amod conj punct det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl det obj advmod punct root In ADP cricket NOUN and CCONJ other ADJ sports NOUN , PUNCT a DET hitter NOUN is AUX someone PRON who PRON hits VERB the DET ball NOUN hard ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 cricket case 2 cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 10 someone obl 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 sports cc 4 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sports amod 5 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 2 cricket conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 cricket punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 hitter det 8 hitter hitter NOUN Number=Sing 10 someone nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 someone cop 10 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 hits nsubj 12 hits hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 someone acl:relcl 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 ball det 14 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 12 hits obj 15 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 12 hits advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 someone punct
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1 is a present a hitter someone cricket and other sports tree rules 2 hit present the ball hard property vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ball=Co-Theme
Example 1 She is the best hitter on our softball team.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod:poss compound nmod punct root She PRON is AUX the DET best ADJ hitter NOUN on ADP our PRON softball NOUN team NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 hitter nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hitter cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 hitter det 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 hitter amod 5 hitter hitter NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 on on ADP _ 9 team case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 team nmod:poss 8 softball softball NOUN Number=Sing 9 team compound 9 team team NOUN Number=Sing 5 hitter nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 hitter punct
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1 is a present She the best hitter our softball team tree rules
Example 2 The hitter swung and sent the ball over the fence.
det nsubj cc conj det obj case det obl punct root The DET hitter NOUN swung VERB and CCONJ sent VERB the DET ball NOUN over ADP the DET fence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hitter det 2 hitter hitter NOUN Number=Sing 3 swung nsubj 3 swung swing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 sent cc 5 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 swung conj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 ball det 7 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 5 sent obj 8 over over ADP _ 10 fence case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 fence det 10 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 5 sent obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 swung punct
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1 swing past the hitter vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 2 send past the hitter not said here the ball the fence vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme
Example 3 He is a big hitter who scores lots of sixes.
nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl obj case nmod punct root He PRON is AUX a DET big ADJ hitter NOUN who PRON scores VERB lots NOUN of ADP sixes NOUN . PUNCT 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 5 hitter nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hitter cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 hitter det 4 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 5 hitter amod 5 hitter hitter NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 scores nsubj 7 scores score VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hitter acl:relcl 8 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 7 scores obj 9 of of ADP _ 10 sixes case 10 sixes six NOUN Number=Plur 8 lots nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 hitter punct
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1 is a present He a big hitter tree rules 2 score present a big hitter lots of sixes vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme
Example 4 A power hitter can hit home runs.
det compound nsubj aux advmod cop punct root A DET power NOUN hitter NOUN can AUX hit VERB home ADV runs VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 hitter det 2 power power NOUN Number=Sing 3 hitter compound 3 hitter hitter NOUN Number=Sing 5 hit nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 hit aux 5 hit hit VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 home home ADV _ 5 hit advmod 7 runs run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hit cop 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 hit punct
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1 is can a power hitter hit, home property tree rules
Example 5 The heavy hitters of tech came to the meeting.
det amod nsubj case nmod case det obl punct root The DET heavy ADJ hitters NOUN of ADP tech NOUN came VERB to ADP the DET meeting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hitters det 2 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hitters amod 3 hitters hitter NOUN Number=Plur 6 came nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 tech case 5 tech tech NOUN Number=Sing 3 hitters nmod 6 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to ADP _ 9 meeting case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 meeting det 9 meeting meeting NOUN Number=Sing 6 came obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 came punct
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1 come past the heavy hitters of tech the meeting vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to meeting=Initial_Location
Example 6 The coach moved the left-handed hitter up the order.
det nsubj det compound punct amod obj case det obl punct root The DET coach NOUN moved VERB the DET left ADJ - PUNCT handed VERB hitter NOUN up ADP the DET order NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 coach det 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved nsubj 3 moved move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hitter det 5 left left ADJ Degree=Pos 7 handed compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 left punct 7 handed hand VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 hitter amod 8 hitter hitter NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved obj 9 up up ADP _ 11 order case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 order det 11 order order NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 moved punct
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1 move past the coach the handed hitter the order vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent hitter=Theme up order=Trajectory 2 hand participle vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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