nick Who acts: nick, British, good nick, Old Nick, I, Dad · What happens: be, nick, mean, steal, get, shave · To what, where: small cut, something, cut, old name, nick, finger
«nick» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: nick in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A nick is a small cut or notch on a surface or the skin.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj case det nmod cc det conj punct root A DET nick NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ cut NOUN or CCONJ notch NOUN on ADP a DET surface NOUN or CCONJ the DET skin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 nick det 2 nick nick NOUN Number=Sing 6 cut nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 cut cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cut det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cut amod 6 cut cut NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 notch cc 8 notch notch NOUN Number=Sing 6 cut conj 9 on on ADP _ 11 surface case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 surface det 11 surface surface NOUN Number=Sing 8 notch nmod 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 skin cc 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 skin det 14 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 11 surface conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 cut punct
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1 is a present a nick a small cut or notch on a surface or the skin 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 To nick something is to make a small cut in it.
mark csubj obj cop mark det amod obj case obl punct root To PART nick VERB something PRON is AUX to PART make VERB a DET small ADJ cut NOUN in ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 nick mark 2 nick nick VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make csubj 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 nick obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 make cop 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 cut det 8 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 cut amod 9 cut cut NOUN Number=Sing 6 make obj 10 in in ADP _ 11 it case 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 make punct
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1 nick to-infinitive something vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient 2 is present cut make property tree rules
Meaning 3 In British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand slang, to nick means to steal.
The tree, 13 words mark nsubj punct conj punct conj cc flat compound conj punct mark acl:relcl mark obj punct root In SCONJ British ADJ , PUNCT Irish ADJ , PUNCT Australian ADJ and CCONJ New PROPN Zealand PROPN slang NOUN , PUNCT to PART nick VERB means VERB to PART steal VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in SCONJ _ 14 means mark 2 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 14 means nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 Irish punct 4 Irish Irish ADJ Degree=Pos 2 British conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 Australian punct 6 Australian Australian ADJ Degree=Pos 4 Irish conj 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 slang cc 8 New New PROPN Number=Sing 9 Zealand flat 9 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 10 slang compound 10 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 6 Australian conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 nick punct 12 to to PART _ 13 nick mark 13 nick nick VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 slang acl:relcl 14 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 15 to to PART _ 16 steal mark 16 steal steal VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 means obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 14 means punct
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1 nick to-infinitive British not said here vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 mean present British vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 steal to-infinitive vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 "In the nick of time" means only just in time.
punct case det nsubj case nmod punct advmod advmod case obl punct root " PUNCT In ADP the DET nick NOUN of ADP time NOUN " PUNCT means VERB only ADV just ADV in ADP time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 nick punct 2 In in ADP _ 4 nick case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 nick det 4 nick nick NOUN Number=Sing 8 means nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 6 time case 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 nick nmod 7 " " PUNCT _ 4 nick punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 only only ADV _ 12 time advmod 10 just just ADV _ 12 time advmod 11 in in ADP _ 12 time case 12 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 means obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
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1 mean present the nick of time time vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 5 "In good nick" (British slang) means in good condition.
punct case amod nsubj punct punct amod appos punct case amod obl punct root " PUNCT In ADP good ADJ nick NOUN " PUNCT ( PUNCT British ADJ slang NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB in ADP good ADJ condition NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 nick punct 2 In in ADP _ 4 nick case 3 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 nick amod 4 nick nick NOUN Number=Sing 10 means nsubj 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 nick punct 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 slang punct 7 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 8 slang amod 8 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 4 nick appos 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 slang punct 10 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 in in ADP _ 13 condition case 12 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 13 condition amod 13 condition condition NOUN Number=Sing 10 means obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 means punct
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1 mean present good nick in good condition vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in condition=Attribute
Meaning 6 "Old Nick" is an old name for the Devil.
punct amod nsubj punct cop det amod case det nmod punct root " PUNCT Old ADJ Nick PROPN " PUNCT is AUX an DET old ADJ name NOUN for ADP the DET Devil PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 Nick punct 2 Old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Nick amod 3 Nick Nick PROPN Number=Sing 8 name nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 Nick punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 name cop 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 name det 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 name amod 8 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 for for ADP _ 11 Devil case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 Devil det 11 Devil Devil PROPN Number=Sing 8 name nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 name punct
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1 is a present Old Nick a old name for the Devil tree rules
Example 1 I got a nick on my finger from the paper.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl case det obl punct root I PRON got VERB a DET nick NOUN on ADP my PRON finger NOUN from ADP the DET paper 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 2 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 nick det 4 nick nick NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 finger case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 finger nmod:poss 7 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obl 8 from from ADP _ 10 paper case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 paper det 10 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past I a nick my finger from the paper vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent nick=Theme on finger=Source
Example 2 Dad nicked his chin while shaving.
nsubj nmod:poss obj mark advcl punct root Dad NOUN nicked VERB his PRON chin NOUN while SCONJ shaving VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 nicked nsubj 2 nicked nick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 chin nmod:poss 4 chin chin NOUN Number=Sing 2 nicked obj 5 while while SCONJ _ 6 shaving mark 6 shaving shave VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 nicked advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 nicked punct
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1 nick past Dad Dad's chin vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chin=Patient 2 shave gerund Dad not said here vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Someone nicked my bike from outside the shop.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case case det obl punct root Someone PRON nicked VERB my PRON bike NOUN from ADP outside ADP the DET shop NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 nicked nsubj 2 nicked nick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 bike nmod:poss 4 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 2 nicked obj 5 from from ADP _ 8 shop case 6 outside outside ADP _ 8 shop case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 shop det 8 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 2 nicked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 nicked punct
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1 nick past Someone my bike the shop vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bike=Theme from shop=Source
Example 4 The firefighters arrived in the nick of time.
det nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root The DET firefighters NOUN arrived VERB in ADP the DET nick NOUN of ADP time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 firefighters det 2 firefighters firefighter NOUN Number=Plur 3 arrived nsubj 3 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 nick case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 nick det 6 nick nick NOUN Number=Sing 3 arrived obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 time case 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 nick nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 arrived punct
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1 arrive past the firefighters the nick of time vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The old car is still in good nick.
det amod nsubj cop advmod case amod punct root The DET old ADJ car NOUN is AUX still ADV in ADP good ADJ nick NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 car det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 car amod 3 car car NOUN Number=Sing 8 nick nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 nick cop 5 still still ADV _ 8 nick advmod 6 in in ADP _ 8 nick case 7 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 8 nick amod 8 nick nick NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 nick punct
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1 is present the old car good nick still tree rules
Example 6 There's a nick in the edge of the table.
expl det nsubj case det obl case det nmod punct root There PRON 's VERB a DET nick NOUN in ADP the DET edge NOUN of ADP the DET table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 's expl 2 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 nick det 4 nick nick NOUN Number=Sing 2 's nsubj 5 in in ADP _ 7 edge case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 edge det 7 edge edge NOUN Number=Sing 2 's obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 table case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 table det 10 table table NOUN Number=Sing 7 edge nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 's punct
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1 be present a nick the edge of the table; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in edge=Location
Example 7 Nick is short for Nicholas.
nsubj cop case obl punct root Nick PROPN is AUX short ADJ for ADP Nicholas PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nick Nick PROPN Number=Sing 3 short nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 short cop 3 short short ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 Nicholas case 5 Nicholas Nicholas PROPN Number=Sing 3 short obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 short punct
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1 is present Nick for Nicholas; short property tree rules
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