hunched

Who acts: She, old man, you, He, cat, rags · What happens: bend, curve, raise, hunch over, lean, sit · To what, where: shoulders, back, cold tiredness, it, homework, wind

«hunched» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: hunched in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Bent forward with the back curved and shoulders raised.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bent	bend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	forward	forward	ADV	_	1 Bent	advmod
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 back	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 back	det
5	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 curved	obl
6	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Bent	conj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 shoulders	cc
8	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 curved	conj
9	raised	raise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 shoulders	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Bent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	bend	participle		forward property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	curve	participle		with the back	vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
3	raise	participle	shoulders not said here		vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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, often from cold, tiredness or worry.

The tree, 13 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	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 tiredness	punct
9	often	often	ADV	_	13 tiredness	advmod
10	from	from	ADP	_	13 tiredness	case
11	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 tiredness	amod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 tiredness	punct
13	tiredness	tiredness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bend	obl
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 worry	cc
15	worry	worry	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 tiredness	conj
16	.	.	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		cold tiredness or worry		forward property	vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent back=Material

Meaning 3

«hunched over» something — leaning over it closely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 hunched	punct
2	hunched	hunch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 something	amod
3	over	over	ADP	_	2 hunched	compound:prt
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 hunched	punct
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	7 leaning	punct
7	leaning	lean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 something	acl
8	over	over	ADP	_	9 it	case
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 leaning	obl
10	closely	closely	ADV	_	7 leaning	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hunch over in a quote	participle							vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	lean	gerund				it		closely property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over it=Location

Example 1

She sat hunched over her homework.

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	2 sat	nsubj
2	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hunched	hunch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sat	xcomp
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 homework	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 homework	nmod:poss
6	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hunched	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	She						tree rules
2	hunch	participle	She not said here			her homework			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over homework=Location

Example 2

The old man walked slowly, hunched 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 walked	nsubj
4	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	4 walked	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 hunched	punct
7	hunched	hunch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 walked	conj
8	against	against	ADP	_	10 wind	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 wind	det
10	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hunched	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past	the old man					slowly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	hunch	participle	the old man not said here			the wind			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against wind=Location

Example 3

Don't sit hunched over your tablet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 sit	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 sit	advmod
3	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hunched	hunch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sit	xcomp
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 tablet	case
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 tablet	nmod:poss
7	tablet	tablet	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hunched	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sit	punct

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

Example 4

He hunched his shoulders in the cold.

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	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 shoulders	nmod:poss
4	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hunched	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 cold	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cold	det
7	cold	cold	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hunched	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hunched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hunch	past	He	his shoulders				in the cold	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent shoulder=Patient in cold=Topic

Example 5

The cat sat hunched on the wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sat	nsubj
3	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hunched	hunch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sat	xcomp
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 wall	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wall	det
7	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hunched	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	the cat						tree rules
2	hunch	participle	the cat not said here			the wall			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on wall=Location

Example 6

They were hunched together under one umbrella.

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	3 hunched	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hunched	aux:pass
3	hunched	hunch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	together	together	ADV	_	3 hunched	advmod
5	under	under	ADP	_	7 umbrella	case
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 umbrella	nummod
7	umbrella	umbrella	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hunched	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hunched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hunch	past · passive		They		one umbrella		together property	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 7

She sat hunched up against the wail, and as she looked like a bundle of rags they did not notice her.

The tree, 21 words

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	2 sat	nsubj
2	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hunched	hunch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sat	xcomp
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 hunched	compound:prt
5	against	against	ADP	_	7 wail	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wail	det
7	wail	wail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hunched	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 looked	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 looked	cc
10	as	as	SCONJ	_	12 looked	mark
11	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 looked	nsubj
12	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 sat	conj
13	like	like	ADP	_	15 bundle	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 bundle	det
15	bundle	bundle	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 looked	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 rags	case
17	rags	rag	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 bundle	nmod
18	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 notice	nsubj
19	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 notice	aux
20	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	21 notice	advmod
21	notice	notice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 rags	acl:relcl
22	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 notice	obj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	sit	past	She				tree rules
2	hunch up	participle	She not said here		the wail		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against wail=Location
3	look	past	she			like a bundle of rags	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
4	not notice	past · do-support	rags = rag	her = she			vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus

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