poke Who acts: you, poke, someone, He, rabbit, It · What happens: poke, be, poke out, see, poke around, buy · To what, where: part, quick push, place, fun, pig, poke
«poke» 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: poke in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To poke is to push something with your finger or a pointed object.
mark csubj cop mark obj case nmod:poss obl cc det amod conj punct root To PART poke VERB is AUX to PART push VERB something PRON with ADP your PRON finger NOUN or CCONJ a DET pointed ADJ object NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 poke mark 2 poke poke VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 push csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 push cop 4 to to PART _ 5 push mark 5 push push VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 push obj 7 with with ADP _ 9 finger case 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 finger nmod:poss 9 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 5 push obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 13 object cc 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 object det 12 pointed pointed ADJ Degree=Pos 13 object amod 13 object object NOUN Number=Sing 9 finger conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 push punct
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1 poke to-infinitive vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 is present with your finger or a pointed object; push property 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 poke out is to stick out from somewhere so you can see part of it.
The tree, 16 words mark advcl compound:prt cop mark compound:prt case obl mark nsubj aux advcl obj case nmod punct root To PART poke VERB out ADP is AUX to PART stick VERB out ADP from ADP somewhere ADV so SCONJ you PRON can AUX see VERB part NOUN of ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 poke mark 2 poke poke VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 stick advcl 3 out out ADP _ 2 poke compound:prt 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stick cop 5 to to PART _ 6 stick mark 6 stick stick VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 out out ADP _ 6 stick compound:prt 8 from from ADP _ 9 somewhere case 9 somewhere somewhere ADV PronType=Ind 6 stick obl 10 so so SCONJ _ 13 see mark 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 see nsubj 12 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 see aux 13 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 stick advcl 14 part part NOUN Number=Sing 13 see obj 15 of of ADP _ 16 it case 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 part nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 stick punct
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1 poke out to-infinitive vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 is present stick property tree rules 3 see can you part of part vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer part=Stimulus
Meaning 3 A poke is a quick push with a finger or stick.
det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod cc conj punct root A DET poke NOUN is AUX a DET quick ADJ push NOUN with ADP a DET finger NOUN or CCONJ stick NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 poke det 2 poke poke NOUN Number=Sing 6 push nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 push cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 push det 5 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 6 push amod 6 push push NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 9 finger case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 finger det 9 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 6 push nmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 stick cc 11 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing 9 finger conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 push punct
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1 is a present a poke a quick push with a finger or stick tree rules
Meaning 4 To poke around is to look around in a place, sometimes where you should not.
The tree, 15 words mark advcl advmod cop mark advmod case det obl punct advmod advmod nsubj advcl advmod punct root To PART poke VERB around ADV is AUX to PART look VERB around ADV in ADP a DET place NOUN , PUNCT sometimes ADV where ADV you PRON should AUX not PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 poke mark 2 poke poke VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 look advcl 3 around around ADV _ 2 poke advmod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 look cop 5 to to PART _ 6 look mark 6 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 around around ADV _ 6 look advmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 place case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 place det 10 place place NOUN Number=Sing 6 look obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 should punct 12 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 15 should advmod 13 where where ADV PronType=Rel 15 should advmod 14 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 should nsubj 15 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 look advcl 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 should advmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 look punct
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1 poke around to-infinitive around property vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 is present a place around, look property tree rules
Meaning 5 To poke fun at someone is to laugh at them unkindly.
mark obj mark nsubj cop mark advcl case obl advmod punct root To PART poke VERB fun NOUN at SCONJ someone PRON is AUX to PART laugh VERB at ADP them PRON unkindly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 poke mark 2 poke poke VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 2 poke obj 4 at at SCONJ _ 8 laugh mark 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 laugh nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 laugh cop 7 to to PART _ 8 laugh mark 8 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 poke advcl 9 at at ADP _ 10 them case 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 laugh obl 11 unkindly unkindly ADV _ 8 laugh advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 poke punct
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1 poke to-infinitive fun vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent fun=Theme 2 is present someone at them = they ; laugh, unkindly property tree rules
Meaning 6 To buy a pig in a poke means to buy something without looking at it first.
The tree, 16 words mark nsubj det obj case det obl mark xcomp obj mark advcl case obl advmod punct root To PART buy VERB a DET pig NOUN in ADP a DET poke NOUN means VERB to PART buy VERB something PRON without SCONJ looking VERB at ADP it PRON first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 buy mark 2 buy buy VERB _ 8 means nsubj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 pig det 4 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing 2 buy obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 poke case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 poke det 7 poke poke NOUN Number=Sing 2 buy obl 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 to to PART _ 10 buy mark 10 buy buy VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 means xcomp 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 buy obj 12 without without SCONJ _ 13 looking mark 13 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 buy advcl 14 at at ADP _ 15 it case 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 looking obl 16 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 13 looking advmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
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1 buy to-infinitive a pig a poke vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pig=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 buy not said to happen to-infinitive something vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 4 look gerund at poke; first property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at it=Theme
Example 1 Don't poke the dog with a stick.
aux advmod det obj case det obl punct root Do AUX n't PART poke VERB the DET dog NOUN with ADP a DET stick NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 poke aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 poke advmod 3 poke poke VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 dog det 5 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 poke obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 stick case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 stick det 8 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing 3 poke obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 poke punct
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1 not poke imperative · do-support you not said here the dog with a stick vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.instsrument»: agent=Agent dog=Theme with stick=Instrument
Example 2 He poked me in the arm to wake me.
nsubj obj case det obl mark advcl obj punct root He PRON poked VERB me PRON in ADP the DET arm NOUN to PART wake VERB me PRON . PUNCT 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 poked nsubj 2 poked poke VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 poked obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 arm case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 arm det 6 arm arm NOUN Number=Sing 2 poked obl 7 to to PART _ 8 wake mark 8 wake wake VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 poked advcl 9 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 wake obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 poked punct
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1 poke past He me the arm vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.instrument PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Instrument 2 wake to-infinitive He not said here me vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent i=Patient
Example 3 A rabbit poked its head out of the burrow.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case case det obl punct root A DET rabbit NOUN poked VERB its PRON head NOUN out ADP of ADP the DET burrow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 rabbit det 2 rabbit rabbit NOUN Number=Sing 3 poked nsubj 3 poked poke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 head nmod:poss 5 head head NOUN Number=Sing 3 poked obj 6 out out ADP _ 9 burrow case 7 of of ADP _ 9 burrow case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 burrow det 9 burrow burrow NOUN Number=Sing 3 poked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 poked punct
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1 poke participle a rabbit rabbit's head the burrow vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent head=Theme
Example 4 Never poke anything into a socket.
advmod obj case det obl punct root Never ADV poke VERB anything PRON into ADP a DET socket NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 poke advmod 2 poke poke VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 poke obj 4 into into ADP _ 6 socket case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 socket det 6 socket socket NOUN Number=Sing 2 poke obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 poke punct
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1 not poke imperative you not said here anything into a socket vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent anything=Instrument into socket=Patient
Example 5 Stop poking around in my room!
xcomp advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root Stop VERB poking VERB around ADV in ADP my PRON room NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 poking poke VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Stop xcomp 3 around around ADV _ 2 poking advmod 4 in in ADP _ 6 room case 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 room nmod:poss 6 room room NOUN Number=Sing 2 poking obl 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 poke around gerund you not said here my room around property vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent in room=Location
Example 6 It's unkind to poke fun at people.
nsubj cop mark xcomp obj case obl punct root It PRON 's AUX unkind ADJ to PART poke VERB fun NOUN at ADP people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 unkind nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 unkind cop 3 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 poke mark 5 poke poke VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 unkind xcomp 6 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 5 poke obj 7 at at ADP _ 8 people case 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 poke obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 unkind punct
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1 is present It unkind property tree rules 2 poke to-infinitive fun at people vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.instrument PP.theme»: agent=Agent fun=Instrument at people=Theme
Example 7 Daffodils were poking up through the soil.
nsubj aux compound:prt case det obl punct root Daffodils NOUN were AUX poking VERB up ADP through ADP the DET soil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Daffodils daffodil NOUN Number=Plur 3 poking nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 poking aux 3 poking poke VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 poking compound:prt 5 through through ADP _ 7 soil case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 soil det 7 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 3 poking obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 poking punct
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1 poke up past · progressive Daffodils the soil vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through soil=Location
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