knacker

Who acts: someone, knacker, job, yard, slang, I · What happens: knacker, be, wear out, buy, turn, do · To what, where: something, it, person, old horses, horses, meat

«knacker» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: knacker in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: slang, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

To knacker something is to break it or wear it out; to knacker someone is to make them very tired.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 knacker	mark
2	knacker	knacker	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 break	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 knacker	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 break	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 break	mark
6	break	break	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 break	obj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 wear	cc
9	wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 break	conj
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 wear	obj
11	out	out	ADP	_	9 wear	compound:prt
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 knacker	punct
13	to	to	PART	_	14 knacker	mark
14	knacker	knacker	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 break	conj
15	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	18 make	nsubj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 make	cop
17	to	to	PART	_	18 make	mark
18	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 knacker	ccomp
19	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 make	obj
20	very	very	ADV	_	21 tired	advmod
21	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 make	xcomp
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 break	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	knacker	to-infinitive		something		tree rules
2	is	present			break property	tree rules
3	wear out	infinitive		it		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme
4	knacker	to-infinitive				tree rules
5	is	present	someone		make, tired property	tree rules

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: noun, old-fashioned, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

A knacker is a person whose job is buying old or dead horses and turning them into meat, glue or other products; a knacker's yard is the place where this is done.

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 knacker	det
2	knacker	knacker	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	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	7 job	nmod:poss
7	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 buying	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 buying	aux
9	buying	buy	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 person	acl:relcl
10	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 horses	amod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 dead	cc
12	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 old	conj
13	horses	horse	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 buying	obj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 turning	cc
15	turning	turn	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 buying	conj
16	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 turning	obj
17	into	into	ADP	_	18 meat	case
18	meat	meat	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 turning	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 glue	punct
20	glue	glue	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 meat	conj
21	or	or	CCONJ	_	23 products	cc
22	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 products	amod
23	products	product	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 meat	conj
24	;	;	PUNCT	_	31 place	punct
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 knacker	det
26	knacker	knacker	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 yard	nmod:poss
27	's	's	PART	_	26 knacker	case
28	yard	yard	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 place	nsubj
29	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	31 place	cop
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 place	det
31	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	conj
32	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	35 done	advmod
33	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	35 done	nsubj:pass
34	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	35 done	aux:pass
35	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	31 place	acl:relcl
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	present	a knacker	a person and the place		tree rules
2	buy	present · progressive	job	old horses		vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme
3	turn	gerund	job not said here	horses = horse	meat and glue or other products	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent they=Theme into meat=Trajectory
4	is a	present	a knacker's yard	the place		tree rules
5	do	present · passive		this		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality

Meaning 3

Usage: rude, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

A knacker is an insulting word for a rough or badly behaved person; it is offensive, especially to Irish Travellers.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 knacker	det
2	knacker	knacker	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 word	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 word	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 word	det
5	insulting	insulting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 word	amod
6	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	13 person	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 person	det
9	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 person	amod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 behaved	cc
11	badly	badly	ADV	Degree=Pos	12 behaved	advmod
12	behaved	behave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 rough	conj
13	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 word	nmod
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 offensive	punct
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 offensive	nsubj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 offensive	cop
17	offensive	offensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 word	parataxis
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 Travellers	punct
19	especially	especially	ADV	_	22 Travellers	advmod
20	to	to	ADP	_	22 Travellers	case
21	Irish	Irish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 Travellers	amod
22	Travellers	traveller	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 offensive	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a knacker	a insulting word	for a rough person	tree rules
2	behave	participle	a knacker not said here		badly property	vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	knacker		offensive property	tree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: rude, UK, plural «knackers» — kept apart, not parsed.

A slang word for testicles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 word	det
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 word	compound
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 testicles	case
5	testicles	testicle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 word	nmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 word	punct

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

Example 1

(slang) Don't knacker yourself on the first lap.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 knacker	punct
4	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 knacker	aux
5	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 knacker	advmod
6	knacker	knacker	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 slang	acl:relcl
7	yourself	yourself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	6 knacker	obj
8	on	on	ADP	_	11 lap	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 lap	det
10	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	11 lap	amod
11	lap	lap	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 knacker	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not knacker	present · do-support	slang not said here	yourself		the first lap			tree rules

Example 2

(slang) I've knackered my knee playing football.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 knackered	nsubj
5	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 knackered	aux
6	knackered	knacker	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 slang	acl:relcl
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 knee	nmod:poss
8	knee	knee	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 knackered	obj
9	playing	play	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 knackered	xcomp
10	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 playing	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knacker	present · perfect	I	my knee					tree rules
2	play	gerund	I not said here	football					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Theme

Example 3

That long walk knackered me out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 walk	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 walk	amod
3	walk	walk	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knackered	nsubj
4	knackered	knacker	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 knackered	obj
6	out	out	ADP	_	4 knackered	compound:prt
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 knackered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knacker out	past	that long walk	me					tree rules

Example 4

The old horse was sent to the knacker's yard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 horse	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 horse	amod
3	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sent	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 sent	aux:pass
5	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	to	to	ADP	_	10 yard	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 knacker	det
8	knacker	knacker	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 yard	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 knacker	case
10	yard	yard	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sent	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	past · passive		the old horse				to the knacker's yard	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to yard=Destination

Example 5

(humorous) This old car is ready for the knacker's yard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 humorous	punct
2	humorous	humorous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 car	amod
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 humorous	punct
4	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 car	nsubj
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 car	amod
6	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ready	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 ready	cop
8	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	for	for	ADP	_	13 yard	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 knacker	det
11	knacker	knacker	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 yard	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 knacker	case
13	yard	yard	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ready	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 ready	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	car		This						tree rules
2	is	present	humorous old car					for the knacker's yard; ready property	tree rules

Example 6

(slang) He knackered the printer by jamming paper in it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 knackered	nsubj
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
4	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 knackered	nsubj
5	knackered	knacker	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 printer	det
7	printer	printer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 knackered	obj
8	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 jamming	mark
9	jamming	jam	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 knackered	advcl
10	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 jamming	obj
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 it	case
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 jamming	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 knackered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knacker	past	slang	the printer					tree rules
2	jam	gerund	slang not said here	paper		paper			vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent paper=Theme in it=Destination

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