kicker Who acts: kicker, player, animal, best kicker, you, horse · What happens: be, kick, score, win, take, cancel · To what, where: player, ball, points, surprising twist, person, winning goal
«kicker» 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: kicker in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A kicker is a player who kicks the ball, especially in American football or rugby, to score points or kick it far.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct advmod case amod conj cc conj punct mark parataxis obj cc conj obj advmod punct root A DET kicker NOUN is AUX a DET player NOUN who PRON kicks VERB the DET ball NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP American ADJ football NOUN or CCONJ rugby NOUN , PUNCT to PART score VERB points NOUN or CCONJ kick VERB it PRON far ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 kicker det 2 kicker kicker NOUN Number=Sing 5 player nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 player cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 player det 5 player player NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 kicks nsubj 7 kicks kick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 player acl:relcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 ball det 9 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 7 kicks obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 football punct 11 especially especially ADV _ 14 football advmod 12 in in ADP _ 14 football case 13 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 14 football amod 14 football football NOUN Number=Sing 7 kicks conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 rugby cc 16 rugby rugby NOUN Number=Sing 14 football conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 score punct 18 to to PART _ 19 score mark 19 score score VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 kicks parataxis 20 points point NOUN Number=Plur 19 score obj 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 kick cc 22 kick kick VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 19 score conj 23 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 kick obj 24 far far ADV Degree=Pos 22 kick advmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 player punct
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1 is a present a kicker a player tree rules 2 kick present a player the ball vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent ball=Patient 3 score to-infinitive points vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Theme 4 kick infinitive ball far property vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent it=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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
The kicker is a surprising twist or extra fact at the end, often an unpleasant one.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod cc amod conj case det nmod punct advmod det amod conj punct root The DET kicker NOUN is AUX a DET surprising ADJ twist NOUN or CCONJ extra ADJ fact NOUN at ADP the DET end NOUN , PUNCT often ADV an DET unpleasant ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kicker det 2 kicker kicker NOUN Number=Sing 6 twist nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 twist cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 twist det 5 surprising surprising ADJ Degree=Pos 6 twist amod 6 twist twist NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 fact cc 8 extra extra ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fact amod 9 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 6 twist conj 10 at at ADP _ 12 end case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 end det 12 end end NOUN Number=Sing 9 fact nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 17 one punct 14 often often ADV _ 17 one advmod 15 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 one det 16 unpleasant unpleasant ADJ Degree=Pos 17 one amod 17 one one NOUN Number=Sing 6 twist conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 twist punct
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1 is a present the kicker a surprising twist or extra fact at the end and a unpleasant one tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A kicker is a person or animal that kicks.
det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET kicker NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN or CCONJ animal NOUN that PRON kicks VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 kicker det 2 kicker kicker 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 or or CCONJ _ 7 animal cc 7 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 kicks nsubj 9 kicks kick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 animal acl:relcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a kicker a person or animal tree rules 2 kick present animal vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient
Example 1 The kicker scored the winning goal in the last second.
det nsubj det amod obj case det amod obl punct root The DET kicker NOUN scored VERB the DET winning VERB goal NOUN in ADP the DET last ADJ second NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kicker det 2 kicker kicker NOUN Number=Sing 3 scored nsubj 3 scored score VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 goal det 5 winning win VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 goal amod 6 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 3 scored obj 7 in in ADP _ 10 second case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 second det 9 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 10 second amod 10 second second NOUN Number=Sing 3 scored obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 scored punct
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1 score past the kicker the winning goal second vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme 2 win gerund vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The rugby team's best kicker took the conversion.
det compound nmod:poss case amod nsubj det obj punct root The DET rugby NOUN team NOUN 's PART best ADJ kicker NOUN took VERB the DET conversion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 team det 2 rugby rugby NOUN Number=Sing 3 team compound 3 team team NOUN Number=Sing 6 kicker nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 team case 5 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 6 kicker amod 6 kicker kicker NOUN Number=Sing 7 took nsubj 7 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 conversion det 9 conversion conversion NOUN Number=Sing 7 took obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 took punct
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1 take past the rugby team's best kicker the conversion vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conversion=Theme
Example 3 The trip was cancelled, and the kicker was we'd already packed.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass punct cc det nsubj aux:pass nsubj aux advmod conj punct root The DET trip NOUN was AUX cancelled VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET kicker NOUN was AUX we PRON 'd AUX already ADV packed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 trip det 2 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 4 cancelled nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 cancelled aux:pass 4 cancelled cancel VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 13 packed punct 6 and and CCONJ _ 13 packed cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 kicker det 8 kicker kicker NOUN Number=Sing 13 packed nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 packed aux:pass 10 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 packed nsubj 11 'd would AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 packed aux 12 already already ADV _ 13 packed advmod 13 packed pack VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 cancelled conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 cancelled punct
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1 cancel past · passive the trip tree rules 2 pack would · past · passive the kicker vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: subject=Destination
Example 4 Watch out, that horse is a kicker.
compound:prt punct det nsubj cop det parataxis punct root Watch VERB out ADP , PUNCT that DET horse NOUN is AUX a DET kicker NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Watch watch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 out out ADP _ 1 Watch compound:prt 3 , , PUNCT _ 8 kicker punct 4 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 horse det 5 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 8 kicker nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 kicker cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 kicker det 8 kicker kicker NOUN Number=Sing 1 Watch parataxis 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Watch punct
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1 watch out imperative you not said here vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent 2 is a present that horse a kicker tree rules
Example 5 And here's the kicker: the treasure was fake!
cc cop det nsubj punct det nsubj cop conj punct root And CCONJ here ADV 's AUX the DET kicker NOUN : PUNCT the DET treasure NOUN was AUX fake ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 2 here cc 2 here here ADV PronType=Dem root root 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 here cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 kicker det 5 kicker kicker NOUN Number=Sing 2 here nsubj 6 : : PUNCT _ 10 fake punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 treasure det 8 treasure treasure NOUN Number=Sing 10 fake nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 fake cop 10 fake fake ADJ Degree=Pos 2 here conj 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 here punct
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1 is present the kicker here property tree rules 2 is past the treasure fake property tree rules
Example 6 The kicker practises every day.
det nsubj det obl:unmarked punct root The DET kicker NOUN practises VERB every DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kicker det 2 kicker kicker NOUN Number=Sing 3 practises nsubj 3 practises practise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 every every DET PronType=Tot 5 day det 5 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 practises obl:unmarked 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 practises punct
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1 practise present the kicker day tree rules
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