jostle Who acts: players, People, animals, you, ducklings, Fans · What happens: push, bump, compete, jostle, get, not jostle · To what, where: crowd, train, each, river bank, lunch queue, singer
«jostle» 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: jostle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To push and bump against people in a crowd.
mark cc conj case obl case det obl punct root To PART push VERB and CCONJ bump VERB against ADP people NOUN in ADP a DET crowd NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 push mark 2 push push VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 bump cc 4 bump bump VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 push conj 5 against against ADP _ 6 people case 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 bump obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 crowd case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 crowd det 9 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 4 bump obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 push punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 push to-infinitive vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 2 bump infinitive a crowd against people vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against people=Location
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 compete hard for something: players jostling for a place in the team.
The tree, 13 words mark xcomp case obl punct appos acl case det obl case det nmod punct root To PART compete VERB hard ADJ for ADP something PRON : PUNCT players NOUN jostling VERB for ADP a DET place NOUN in ADP the DET team NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 compete mark 2 compete compete VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 2 compete xcomp 4 for for ADP _ 5 something case 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 compete obl 6 : : PUNCT _ 7 players punct 7 players player NOUN Number=Plur 5 something appos 8 jostling jostle VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 players acl 9 for for ADP _ 11 place case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 place det 11 place place NOUN Number=Sing 8 jostling obl 12 in in ADP _ 14 team case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 team det 14 team team NOUN Number=Sing 11 place nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 compete punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 compete to-infinitive for something; hard property vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 jostle gerund players not said here for a place in the team vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 People jostled to get onto the train.
nsubj mark xcomp case det obl punct root People NOUN jostled VERB to PART get VERB onto ADP the DET train NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 2 jostled nsubj 2 jostled jostle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 get mark 4 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 jostled xcomp 5 onto onto ADP _ 7 train case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 train det 7 train train NOUN Number=Sing 4 get obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 jostled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 jostle past People tree rules 2 get to-infinitive People not said here the train vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme onto train=Destination
Example 2 The animals jostled each other on the river bank.
det nsubj obj fixed case det compound obl punct root The DET animals NOUN jostled VERB each DET other ADJ on ADP the DET river NOUN bank NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 animals det 2 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 3 jostled nsubj 3 jostled jostle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 3 jostled obj 5 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 4 each fixed 6 on on ADP _ 9 bank case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bank det 8 river river NOUN Number=Sing 9 bank compound 9 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 3 jostled obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 jostled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 jostle past the animals each the river bank vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Theme
Example 3 Please don't jostle in the lunch queue.
discourse aux advmod case det compound obl punct root Please INTJ do AUX n't PART jostle VERB in ADP the DET lunch NOUN queue NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 4 jostle discourse 2 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 jostle aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 jostle advmod 4 jostle jostle VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 8 queue case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 queue det 7 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 8 queue compound 8 queue queue NOUN Number=Sing 4 jostle obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 jostle punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not jostle imperative · do-support you not said here the lunch queue vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The ducklings jostled for the bread.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET ducklings NOUN jostled VERB for ADP the DET bread NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ducklings det 2 ducklings duckling NOUN Number=Plur 3 jostled nsubj 3 jostled jostle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 bread case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bread det 6 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 3 jostled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 jostled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 jostle past the ducklings for the bread vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Fans jostled to see the singer.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct root Fans NOUN jostled VERB to PART see VERB the DET singer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fans fan NOUN Number=Plur 2 jostled nsubj 2 jostled jostle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 see mark 4 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 jostled xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 singer det 6 singer singer NOUN Number=Sing 4 see obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 jostled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 jostle past Fans tree rules 2 see to-infinitive Fans not said here the singer vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer singer=Stimulus
Example 6 Three teams are jostling for the top spot.
nummod nsubj aux case det amod obl punct root Three NUM teams NOUN are AUX jostling VERB for ADP the DET top ADJ spot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 teams nummod 2 teams team NOUN Number=Plur 4 jostling nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 jostling aux 4 jostling jostle VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 for for ADP _ 8 spot case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 spot det 7 top top ADJ Degree=Pos 8 spot amod 8 spot spot NOUN Number=Sing 4 jostling obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 jostling punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 jostle present · progressive Three teams for the top spot vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
Example 7 I was jostled and dropped my ice cream.
nsubj aux:pass cc conj nmod:poss compound obj punct root I PRON was AUX jostled VERB and CCONJ dropped VERB my PRON ice NOUN cream NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 jostled nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 jostled aux:pass 3 jostled jostle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 dropped cc 5 dropped drop VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 jostled conj 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 cream nmod:poss 7 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 8 cream compound 8 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 5 dropped obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 jostled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 jostle past · passive I vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: subject=Result 2 drop participle my ice cream vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Theme
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous joshnext → jot↑ back to J in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jostle/