hoot

Who acts: hoot, film, you, We, school play, He · What happens: make, sound, laugh, shout, be, not give · To what, where: long oo sound, car horn, mockery, something, hoot, all · Speech: someone speaks here

«hoot» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: hoot in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: of an owl — kept apart, not parsed.

To make its long oo sound.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 sound	nmod:poss
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sound	amod
5	oo	oo	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sound	compound
6	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		its long oo sound					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product

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

To sound a car horn (mainly UK, Australia).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 sound	mark
2	sound	sound	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 horn	det
4	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 horn	compound
5	horn	horn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sound	obj
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 UK	punct
7	mainly	mainly	ADV	_	8 UK	advmod
8	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 horn	appos
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 Australia	punct
10	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 UK	conj
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 UK	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sound	to-infinitive		a car horn					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location horn=Theme

Meaning 3

To laugh loudly, or to shout in mockery.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 laugh	mark
2	laugh	laugh	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	_	2 laugh	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 shout	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 shout	cc
6	to	to	PART	_	7 shout	mark
7	shout	shout	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 laugh	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 mockery	case
9	mockery	mockery	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shout	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 laugh	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	laugh	to-infinitive						loudly property	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	shout speech: express	to-infinitive				mockery			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

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

A hoot is something or someone very funny: the film was a hoot.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 hoot	det
2	hoot	hoot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	cop
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 someone	cc
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 something	conj
7	very	very	ADV	_	8 funny	advmod
8	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 someone	amod
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 hoot	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 film	det
11	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 hoot	nsubj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 hoot	cop
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 hoot	det
14	hoot	hoot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a hoot	something					tree rules
2	is a	past	the film	a hoot					tree rules

Meaning 5

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Not give a hoot means not care at all.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 give	advmod
2	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 hoot	det
4	hoot	hoot	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 give	ccomp
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 means	advmod
7	care	care	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	ccomp
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 all	case
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 care	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	not give	imperative	you not said here		tree rules
2	not mean	present	a hoot		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	care	infinitive		all	vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

An owl hooted in the dark woods.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 owl	det
2	owl	owl	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	hooted	hoot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 owl	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 woods	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 woods	det
6	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 woods	amod
7	woods	wood	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hooted	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 owl	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hoot	participle		a owl not said here		the dark woods			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wood=Location

Example 2

The driver hooted at the cyclist.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 driver	det
2	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	hooted	hoot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 driver	acl
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 cyclist	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cyclist	det
6	cyclist	cyclist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hooted	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 driver	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hoot	participle		the driver not said here		the cyclist			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at cyclist=Location

Example 3

We hooted with laughter at the clown.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 hooted	nsubj
2	hooted	hoot	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 laughter	case
4	laughter	laughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hooted	obl
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 clown	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 clown	det
7	clown	clown	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hooted	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hooted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hoot	past	We			the clown		with laughter	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with laughter=Theme

Example 4

The school play was an absolute hoot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 play	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 play	compound
3	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hoot	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 hoot	cop
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 hoot	det
6	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 hoot	amod
7	hoot	hoot	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 hoot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the school play	a absolute hoot					tree rules

Example 5

He doesn't give a hoot about football.

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	4 give	nsubj
2	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 give	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 give	advmod
4	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 hoot	det
6	hoot	hoot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 give	obj
7	about	about	ADP	_	8 football	case
8	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hoot	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not give	present · do-support	He	a hoot				about football	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hoot=Theme

Example 6

The train hooted as it came into the station.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 train	det
2	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 came	nsubj
3	hooted	hoot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 train	acl
4	as	as	ADP	_	5 it	case
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 hooted	obl
6	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 station	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 station	det
9	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 came	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hoot	participle		the train not said here				as train	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	come	past	the train			the station			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into station=Initial_Location

Example 7

They shouted and hooted with great glee.

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	2 shouted	nsubj
2	shouted	shout	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 hooted	cc
4	hooted	hoot	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 shouted	conj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 glee	case
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 glee	amod
7	glee	glee	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hooted	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	past	They						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	hoot	past	They not said here					with great glee	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with glee=Theme

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