ko

Who acts: boxing, knockout, fight, someone, KO, boxer · What happens: hit, not get up, end, knock out, make, fall · To what, where: other fighter, someone, games, character, third round, K.O · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.

Short for «knockout»: in boxing, hitting the other fighter so hard they cannot get up and the fight ends.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 knockout	amod
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 knockout	case
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 knockout	punct
4	knockout	knockout	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 knockout	punct
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 boxing	punct
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 boxing	case
8	boxing	boxing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knockout	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 hitting	punct
10	hitting	hit	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 boxing	acl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 fighter	det
12	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 fighter	amod
13	fighter	fighter	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hitting	obj
14	so	so	ADV	_	15 hard	advmod
15	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	19 get	advmod
16	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 get	nsubj
17	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 get	aux
18	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 get	advmod
19	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 hitting	advcl
20	up	up	ADP	_	19 get	compound:prt
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 ends	cc
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 fight	det
23	fight	fight	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 ends	nsubj
24	ends	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 get	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 knockout	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hit	gerund	boxing not said here	the other fighter		vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fighter=Co-Theme
2	not get up	can	knockout		hard property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
3	end	present	the fight			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

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.

To knock someone out; also to make someone fall asleep or very tired.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 knock	mark
2	knock	knock	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 make	advcl
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 knock	obj
4	out	out	ADP	_	2 knock	compound:prt
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	2 knock	punct
6	also	also	ADV	_	8 make	advmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 make	mark
8	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 make	obj
10	fall	fall	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 make	xcomp
11	asleep	asleep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 fall	xcomp
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 tired	cc
13	very	very	ADV	_	14 tired	advmod
14	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 asleep	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	knock out	to-infinitive		someone		vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent someone=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive		someone		tree rules
3	fall	infinitive	someone not said here		asleep property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

In games and video games, «KO» means a character has been beaten.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 games	case
2	games	game	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 means	obl
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 games	cc
4	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 games	compound
5	games	game	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 games	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 games	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 KO	punct
8	KO	ko	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 means	nsubj
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 KO	punct
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 character	det
12	character	character	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 beaten	nsubj
13	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 beaten	aux
14	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	15 beaten	aux:pass
15	beaten	beat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 means	ccomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	KO			games and video games			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	beat	present · perfect · passive		a character					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme

Meaning 4

Usage: Ko — kept apart, not parsed.

A surname, for example in Korea and China (a name).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 surname	det
2	surname	surname	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 example	punct
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 example	case
5	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 surname	nmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 Korea	case
7	Korea	Korea	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 example	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 China	cc
9	China	China	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Korea	conj
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 name	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 name	det
12	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 surname	appos
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 name	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 surname	punct

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

Example 1

The boxer won by KO in the third round.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boxer	det
2	boxer	boxer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 won	nsubj
3	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 KO	case
5	KO	KO	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 won	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 round	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 round	det
8	third	third	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	9 round	amod
9	round	round	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 won	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	past	the boxer			the third round		by KO	vn succeed-74-2 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in round=Eventuality

Example 2

«K.O.!» flashed on the game screen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 K.O	punct
2	K.O	K.O	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 flashed	nsubj:pass
3	.!	.!	PUNCT	_	2 K.O	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 K.O	punct
5	flashed	flash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 screen	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 screen	det
8	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 screen	compound
9	screen	screen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 flashed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 flashed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flash	participle · passive		K.O		the game screen			tree rules

Example 3

That long walk totally KO'd me.

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	6 'd	nsubj
4	totally	totally	ADV	_	5 KO	advmod
5	KO	KO	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 walk	appos
6	'd	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 'd	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 'd	punct

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

Example 4

A TKO means the referee stopped the fight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 TKO	det
2	TKO	tko	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 referee	det
5	referee	referee	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stopped	nsubj
6	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 means	ccomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fight	det
8	fight	fight	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stopped	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	a TKO						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	stop	past	the referee	the fight					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality fight=Eventuality

Example 5

The champion's KO punch was famous.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 champion	det
2	champion	champion	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 punch	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 champion	case
4	KO	ko	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 punch	compound
5	punch	punch	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 famous	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 famous	cop
7	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 famous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the champion's KO punch					famous property	tree rules
2	punch		the champion						nom punch «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

My little sister was KO'd on the sofa by eight o'clock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 sister	nmod:poss
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sister	amod
3	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 KO	cop
5	KO	KO	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 sister	appos
6	'd	'd	PART	_	5 KO	case
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 sofa	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sofa	det
9	sofa	sofa	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sister	nmod
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 o'clock	case
11	eight	eight	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 o'clock	nummod
12	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sister	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sister	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past						'd KO	tree rules

Example 7

In the cartoon, the robot got KO'd by a giant rubber duck.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 cartoon	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cartoon	det
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 got	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 cartoon	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 robot	det
6	robot	robot	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 got	nsubj
7	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	KO	KO	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 got	obj
9	'd	'	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 got	xcomp
10	by	by	ADP	_	14 duck	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 duck	det
12	giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 duck	amod
13	rubber	rubber	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 duck	compound
14	duck	duck	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 'd	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	the robot	KO		the cartoon			tree rules
2	'	participle	KO not said here					by a giant rubber duck	tree rules

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