plop

Who acts: She, frog, He, Something, We, water vole · What happens: drop, fall, sit down, put down, plop down, jump · To what, where: water, something, sofa, pond, big raindrop, nose

«plop» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: plop in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The soft sound of something small dropping into water, like a pebble or a frog.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sound	det
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sound	amod
3	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 sound	nmod
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 something	amod
7	dropping	drop	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 something	acl
8	into	into	ADP	_	9 water	case
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 dropping	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 pebble	punct
11	like	like	ADP	_	13 pebble	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 pebble	det
13	pebble	pebble	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 dropping	obl
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 frog	cc
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 frog	det
16	frog	frog	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 pebble	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drop	gerund				water		like a pebble or a frog	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into water=Trajectory

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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To fall or drop with this sound.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 fall	mark
2	fall	fall	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 drop	cc
4	drop	drop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 fall	conj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 sound	case
6	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 sound	det
7	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drop	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fall	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	to-infinitive							vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	drop	infinitive						with this sound	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: verb, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To sit down or put something down heavily and carelessly: «She plopped down on the sofa.».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 sit	mark
2	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	down	down	ADP	_	2 sit	compound:prt
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 put	cc
5	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 sit	conj
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 put	obj
7	down	down	ADP	_	5 put	compound:prt
8	heavily	heavily	ADV	_	5 put	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 carelessly	cc
10	carelessly	carelessly	ADV	_	8 heavily	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 plopped	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 plopped	punct
13	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 plopped	nsubj
14	plopped	plop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 sit	conj
15	down	down	ADP	_	14 plopped	compound:prt
16	on	on	ADP	_	18 sofa	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 sofa	det
18	sofa	sofa	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 plopped	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 plopped	punct
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 plopped	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	sit down	to-infinitive					vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	put down	infinitive		something		heavily property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent something=Goal
3	plop down in a quote	past	She		the sofa		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on sofa=Location

Example 1

The frog jumped into the pond with a plop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 frog	det
2	frog	frog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 jumped	nsubj
3	jumped	jump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 pond	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pond	det
6	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 jumped	obl
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 plop	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 plop	det
9	plop	plop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 jumped	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 jumped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	jump	past	the frog					into the pond result; with a plop	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into pond=Result

Example 2

A big raindrop plopped onto my nose.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 raindrop	det
2	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 raindrop	amod
3	raindrop	raindrop	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	plopped	plop	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 raindrop	acl
5	onto	onto	ADP	_	7 nose	case
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 nose	nmod:poss
7	nose	nose	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 plopped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 raindrop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plop	participle		a big raindrop not said here		my nose			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

He plopped his bag on the floor.

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 plopped	nsubj
2	plopped	plop	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 bag	nmod:poss
4	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plopped	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 floor	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 floor	det
7	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plopped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 plopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plop	past	He	his bag		the floor			vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bag=Theme on floor=Destination

Example 4

Something went plop in the dark river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	plop	plop	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 went	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 river	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 river	det
6	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 river	amod
7	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	Something			the dark river		plop property	vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in river=Location

Example 5

She plopped down on the beanbag.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 plopped	nsubj
2	plopped	plop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	down	down	ADP	_	2 plopped	compound:prt
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 beanbag	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 beanbag	det
6	beanbag	beanbag	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plopped	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 plopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plop down	past	She			the beanbag			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on beanbag=Location

Example 6

Two ice cubes plopped into my drink.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 cubes	nummod
2	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cubes	compound
3	cubes	cube	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	plopped	plop	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 cubes	acl
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 drink	case
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 drink	nmod:poss
7	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 plopped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cubes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plop	participle		Two ice cubes not said here		my drink			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

We heard a plop as the water vole dived.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 heard	nsubj
2	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 plop	det
4	plop	plop	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obj
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	9 dived	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 vole	det
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 vole	compound
8	vole	vole	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 dived	nsubj
9	dived	dive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 heard	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	past	We	a plop					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer plop=Stimulus
2	dive	past	the water vole						vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

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