pike

Who acts: that, you, fisherman, pike, Soldiers, we · What happens: live, eat, use, pay, bend, catch · To what, where: rivers, other fish, sharp metal point, toll, body, hips

«pike» 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: pike in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A large fish with a long body and sharp teeth that lives in rivers and lakes and eats other fish.

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	3 fish	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 fish	amod
3	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 body	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 body	det
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 body	amod
7	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fish	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 teeth	cc
9	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 teeth	amod
10	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 body	conj
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 lives	nsubj
12	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 fish	parataxis
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 rivers	case
14	rivers	river	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 lives	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 lakes	cc
16	lakes	lake	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 rivers	conj
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 eats	cc
18	eats	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 lives	conj
19	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 fish	amod
20	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 eats	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	that			rivers and lakes			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in river=Location
2	eat	present	that not said here	other fish					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=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

A long wooden pole with a sharp metal point, used as a weapon by soldiers long ago.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 pole	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pole	amod
3	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pole	amod
4	pole	pole	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 point	nsubj
5	with	with	ADP	_	9 point	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 point	det
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 point	amod
8	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 point	compound
9	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 used	punct
11	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 point	acl
12	as	as	ADP	_	14 weapon	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 weapon	det
14	weapon	weapon	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 used	obl
15	by	by	ADP	_	16 soldiers	case
16	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 used	obl
17	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	18 ago	advmod
18	ago	ago	ADV	_	11 used	advmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 point	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a sharp metal point not said here				as a weapon; by soldiers; ago property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: US, short for turnpike — kept apart, not parsed.

A main road where you pay a toll.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 road	det
2	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 road	amod
3	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	6 pay	advmod
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 pay	nsubj
6	pay	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 road	acl:relcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 toll	det
8	toll	toll	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pay	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 road	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pay	present	you	a toll					vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toll=Asset

Meaning 4

Usage: in diving and gymnastics — kept apart, not parsed.

A position with legs straight and the body bent at the hips.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 position	det
2	position	position	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 body	nsubj
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 legs	case
4	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 position	nmod
5	straight	straight	ADV	_	8 body	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 body	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 body	det
8	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	bent	bend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 body	acl
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 hips	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 hips	det
12	hips	hip	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 bent	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 body	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	participle		the body not said here		the hips			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at hip=Location

Example 1

The fisherman caught a huge pike in the lake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fisherman	det
2	fisherman	fisherman	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caught	nsubj
3	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 pike	det
5	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pike	amod
6	pike	pike	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caught	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 lake	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 lake	det
9	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caught	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past	the fisherman	a huge pike		the lake			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pike=Theme

Example 2

A pike has very sharp teeth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 pike	det
2	pike	pike	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 sharp	advmod
5	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 teeth	amod
6	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a pike	sharp teeth					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient

Example 3

Soldiers long ago fought with pikes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fought	nsubj
2	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 ago	advmod
3	ago	ago	ADV	_	4 fought	advmod
4	fought	fight	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 pikes	case
6	pikes	pike	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fought	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fight	participle	Soldiers					with pikes; ago property	vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with pike=Co-Agent

Example 4

In gymnastics, we practised a pike jump.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 gymnastics	case
2	gymnastics	gymnastic	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 practised	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 gymnastics	punct
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 practised	nsubj
5	practised	practise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 jump	det
7	pike	pike	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 jump	compound
8	jump	jump	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 practised	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 practised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	practise	past	we	a pike jump		gymnastics			tree rules

Example 5

Dive in the pike position with straight legs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dive	dive	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	5 position	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 position	det
4	pike	pike	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 position	compound
5	position	position	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Dive	obl
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 legs	case
7	straight	straight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 legs	amod
8	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 position	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Dive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dive	imperative	you not said here					in the pike position with straight legs	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in position=Attribute

Example 6

The pike hides in the weeds and waits for small fish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pike	det
2	pike	pike	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hides	nsubj
3	hides	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 weeds	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 weeds	det
6	weeds	weed	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hides	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 waits	cc
8	waits	wait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 hides	conj
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 fish	case
10	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 fish	amod
11	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 waits	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hides	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	present	the pike			the weeds			vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in weed=Location
2	wait	present	the pike not said here					for small fish	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

A gigantic pike figures also in the Kalevala.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 figures	det
2	gigantic	gigantic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 figures	amod
3	pike	pike	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 figures	compound
4	figures	figure	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	also	also	ADV	_	8 Kalevala	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 Kalevala	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Kalevala	det
8	Kalevala	Kalevala	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 figures	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 figures	punct

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