hunch

Who acts: feeling, you, I, it, detective, He · What happens: be, have, bend, rain, take, follow · To what, where: proof, back, hunch, umbrella, thief, book · Speech: someone speaks here

«hunch» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: hunch in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A feeling that something is true, even though you have no proof.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 feeling	det
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 true	nsubj
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 true	mark
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 true	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 true	cop
6	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 have	punct
8	even	even	ADV	_	11 have	advmod
9	though	though	SCONJ	_	11 have	mark
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 have	nsubj
11	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 true	parataxis
12	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	13 proof	det
13	proof	proof	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 have	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 true	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a feeling					true property	tree rules
2	have	present	you	no proof					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proof=Patient

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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To bend your back and shoulders forward and up, often from cold, tiredness or worry.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 bend	mark
2	bend	bend	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 back	nmod:poss
4	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bend	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 shoulders	cc
6	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 back	conj
7	forward	forward	ADV	_	2 bend	advmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 up	cc
9	up	up	ADV	_	7 forward	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 cold	punct
11	often	often	ADV	_	13 cold	advmod
12	from	from	ADP	_	13 cold	case
13	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 bend	parataxis
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 tiredness	punct
15	tiredness	tiredness	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cold	parataxis
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 worry	cc
17	worry	worry	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 tiredness	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bend	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	to-infinitive		your back and shoulders				forward property	vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent back=Material

Meaning 3

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

A hump or lump.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 hump	det
2	hump	hump	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 lump	cc
4	lump	lump	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hump	conj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hump	punct

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

Example 1

I had a hunch it would rain, so I took an umbrella.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 hunch	det
4	hunch	hunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 rain	nsubj
6	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 rain	aux
7	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hunch	acl:relcl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 took	punct
9	so	so	ADV	_	11 took	advmod
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 took	nsubj
11	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 umbrella	det
13	umbrella	umbrella	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 took	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	have	past	I	a hunch	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hunch=Patient
2	rain	would	it	a hunch not said here	tree rules
3	take	past	I	a umbrella	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent umbrella=Theme

Example 2

The detective followed his hunch and found the thief.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detective	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 followed	nsubj
3	followed	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 hunch	nmod:poss
5	hunch	hunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 followed	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 found	cc
7	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 followed	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 thief	det
9	thief	thief	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 found	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 followed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	follow	past	the detective	detective's hunch	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hunch=Theme
2	find	past	the detective not said here	the thief	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thief=Topic
3	hunch		detective		nom hunch «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

He hunched over his book, reading.

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 hunched	nsubj
2	hunched	hunch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	over	over	ADP	_	5 book	case
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 book	nmod:poss
5	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hunched	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 reading	punct
7	reading	reading	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 book	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hunched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hunch	past	He			his book and reading			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over book=Location

Example 4

The old man hunched his shoulders against the wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hunched	nsubj
4	hunched	hunch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 shoulders	nmod:poss
6	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hunched	obj
7	against	against	ADP	_	9 wind	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wind	det
9	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hunched	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hunched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hunch	past	the old man	man's shoulders				against the wind	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoulder=Patient

Example 5

Mole hunched himself up in the hollow of a tree.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 hunched	nsubj
2	hunched	hunch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 hunched	obj
4	up	up	ADP	_	2 hunched	compound:prt
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 hollow	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hollow	det
7	hollow	hollow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hunched	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 tree	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 tree	det
10	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hollow	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hunched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hunch up	past	Mole	Mole		the hollow of a tree			tree rules

Example 6

Scientists test their hunches with careful experiments.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 test	nsubj
2	test	test	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 hunches	nmod:poss
4	hunches	hunch	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 test	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 experiments	case
6	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 experiments	amod
7	experiments	experiment	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 test	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 test	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	test	present	Scientists	Scientists's hunches				with careful experiments	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hunch=Theme
2	hunch		Scientists = scientist						nom hunch «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

Don't hunch over your desk; sit up straight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 hunch	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 hunch	advmod
3	hunch	hunch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 desk	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 desk	nmod:poss
6	desk	desk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hunch	obl
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 sit	punct
8	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 hunch	conj
9	up	up	ADP	_	8 sit	compound:prt
10	straight	straight	ADV	_	8 sit	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hunch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not hunch	imperative · do-support	you not said here			your desk			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over desk=Location
2	sit up	infinitive	you not said here					straight property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

"It looks very near," said Jane, hunching up her shoulders to keep her neck warm.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 looks	punct
2	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 looks	nsubj
3	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 said	ccomp
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 near	advmod
5	near	near	ADV	_	3 looks	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 looks	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 looks	punct
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	Jane	Jane	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 said	nsubj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 hunching	punct
11	hunching	hunch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 said	advcl
12	up	up	ADP	_	11 hunching	compound:prt
13	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 shoulders	nmod:poss
14	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 hunching	obj
15	to	to	PART	_	16 keep	mark
16	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 hunching	advcl
17	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 neck	nmod:poss
18	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 keep	obj
19	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 keep	xcomp
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	look in a quote	present	It		near property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	say speech: assert	past	Jane			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	hunch up	gerund	Jane not said here	Jane's shoulders		tree rules
4	keep	to-infinitive	Jane not said here	Jane's neck	warm property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent neck=Theme

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