lightweight
Who acts: Lightweight, person, lightweight jacket, Aluminium, you, she · What happens: mean, weigh, be, not be, handle, get · To what, where: less, boxer, person, lightweight metal, lightweight clothes, lightweight
«lightweight» 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: lightweight in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Lightweight means not heavy, weighing less than usual.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightweight | lightweight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 heavy | advmod |
| 4 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 weighing | punct |
| 6 | weighing | weigh | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | advcl |
| 7 | less | less | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 weighing | obj |
| 8 | than | than | ADP | _ | 9 usual | case |
| 9 | usual | usual | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 less | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Lightweight | heavy property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | weigh | gerund | Lightweight not said here | less | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme less=Value |
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: sport — kept apart, not parsed.
A lightweight is a boxer or other fighter in a lighter weight class.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 lightweight | det |
| 2 | lightweight | lightweight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 boxer | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 boxer | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 boxer | det |
| 5 | boxer | boxer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 fighter | cc |
| 7 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 fighter | amod |
| 8 | fighter | fighter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 boxer | conj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 class | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 class | det |
| 11 | lighter | light | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 13 class | amod |
| 12 | weight | weight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 class | compound |
| 13 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fighter | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 boxer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a lightweight | a boxer or other fighter in a lighter weight class | tree rules |
Meaning 3
Usage: informal, insult — kept apart, not parsed.
A lightweight is a person who is not important, serious or able to handle much, like someone who gets tired easily.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 lightweight | det |
| 2 | lightweight | lightweight | 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 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 important | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 important | cop |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 important | advmod |
| 9 | important | important | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 person | acl:relcl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 serious | punct |
| 11 | serious | serious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 important | conj |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 able | cc |
| 13 | able | able | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 important | conj |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 handle | mark |
| 15 | handle | handle | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 able | xcomp |
| 16 | much | much | ADV | _ | 15 handle | advmod |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 someone | punct |
| 18 | like | like | ADP | _ | 19 someone | case |
| 19 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 15 handle | obl |
| 20 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 21 gets | nsubj |
| 21 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 someone | acl:relcl |
| 22 | tired | tired | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 gets | xcomp |
| 23 | easily | easily | ADV | _ | 21 gets | advmod |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 person | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a lightweight | a person | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | not is | present | a person | important property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | be | a person not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | be | a person not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 5 | handle | to-infinitive | a person not said here | like someone | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 6 | get | present | easily, tired property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Example 1
This lightweight jacket is good for spring.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 jacket | det |
| 2 | lightweight | lightweight | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 jacket | amod |
| 3 | jacket | jacket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 good | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 good | cop |
| 5 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 spring | case |
| 7 | spring | spring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 good | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 good | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | this lightweight jacket | spring | good property | tree rules |
Example 2
Aluminium is a lightweight metal.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aluminium | aluminium | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 metal | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 metal | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 metal | det |
| 4 | lightweight | lightweight | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 metal | amod |
| 5 | metal | metal | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 metal | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Aluminium | a lightweight metal | tree rules |
Example 3
He boxes as a lightweight.
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 boxes | nsubj |
| 2 | boxes | box | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | as | as | ADP | _ | 5 lightweight | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 lightweight | det |
| 5 | lightweight | lightweight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 boxes | nmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 boxes | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4
Pack lightweight clothes for camping.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pack | pack | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | lightweight | lightweight | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 clothes | amod |
| 3 | clothes | clothes | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 1 Pack | obj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 camping | case |
| 5 | camping | camping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pack | obl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Pack | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pack | imperative | you not said here | lightweight clothes | for camping | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme clothes=Destination |
Example 5
«You're such a lightweight!» she teased when he went to bed early.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 lightweight | punct |
| 2 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 lightweight | nsubj |
| 3 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 lightweight | cop |
| 4 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 lightweight | det:predet |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 lightweight | det |
| 6 | lightweight | lightweight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 teased | obl |
| 7 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 6 lightweight | punct |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 lightweight | punct |
| 9 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 teased | nsubj |
| 10 | teased | tease | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 13 went | advmod |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 went | nsubj |
| 13 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 teased | advcl |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 bed | case |
| 15 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 went | obl |
| 16 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 13 went | advmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 teased | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | You | such lightweight | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | tease | past | she | vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | go | past | he | bed | early property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial_Location |
Example 6
The plane is built from lightweight materials.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 plane | det |
| 2 | plane | plane | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 built | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 built | aux:pass |
| 4 | built | build | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 materials | case |
| 6 | lightweight | lightweight | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 materials | amod |
| 7 | materials | material | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 built | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 built | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | build | present · passive | the plane | lightweight materials | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from material=Material |
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