prick

Who acts: you, animal, I, nurse, dog, princess · What happens: make, prick up, raise, listen, prick, bake · To what, where: tiny hole, something, tiny mark, ears, finger, rose thorn

«prick» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: prick in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make a tiny hole in something with a sharp point, like a needle or a thorn.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hole	det
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 hole	amod
5	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 hole	nmod
8	with	with	ADP	_	11 point	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 point	det
10	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 point	amod
11	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 something	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 needle	punct
13	like	like	ADP	_	15 needle	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 needle	det
15	needle	needle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obl
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 thorn	cc
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 thorn	det
18	thorn	thorn	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 needle	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a tiny hole		something		like a needle or a thorn	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hole=Product

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 small sharp pain, or the tiny mark made by a sharp point.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 pain	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pain	amod
3	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pain	amod
4	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 mark	punct
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 mark	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 mark	det
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 mark	amod
9	mark	mark	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pain	conj
10	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 mark	acl
11	by	by	ADP	_	14 point	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 point	det
13	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 point	amod
14	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 made	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		the tiny mark not said here				by a sharp point	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Meaning 3

"Prick up its ears": when an animal raises its ears to listen carefully.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Prick	punct
2	Prick	prick	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 Prick	compound:prt
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 ears	nmod:poss
5	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Prick	obj
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Prick	punct
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 raises	punct
8	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	11 raises	advmod
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 animal	det
10	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 raises	nsubj
11	raises	raise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Prick	conj
12	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 ears	nmod:poss
13	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 raises	obj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 listen	mark
15	listen	listen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 raises	advcl
16	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	15 listen	advmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Prick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	prick up in a quote	imperative	you not said here	its ears		vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ear=Patient
2	raise	present	a animal	animal's ears		vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Theme
3	listen	to-infinitive	a animal not said here		carefully property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 1

I pricked my finger on a rose thorn.

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 pricked	nsubj
2	pricked	prick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 finger	nmod:poss
4	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pricked	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 thorn	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 thorn	det
7	rose	rose	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 thorn	compound
8	thorn	thorn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pricked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pricked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prick	past	I	my finger		a rose thorn			vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer finger=Patient

Example 2

Prick the potatoes with a fork before baking them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Prick	prick	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 potatoes	det
3	potatoes	potato	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Prick	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 fork	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 fork	det
6	fork	fork	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Prick	obl
7	before	before	SCONJ	_	8 baking	mark
8	baking	bake	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Prick	advcl
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 baking	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Prick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prick	imperative	you not said here	the potatoes				with a fork	vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent potato=Patient with fork=Instrument
2	bake	gerund	you not said here	potatoes = potato					vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Product

Example 3

The nurse pricked my finger to check my blood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 nurse	det
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pricked	nsubj
3	pricked	prick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 finger	nmod:poss
5	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pricked	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 check	mark
7	check	check	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 pricked	advcl
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 blood	nmod:poss
9	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 check	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pricked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prick	past	the nurse	my finger					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer finger=Patient
2	check	to-infinitive	the nurse not said here	my blood					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blood=Theme

Example 4

The dog pricked up its ears when it heard the gate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pricked	nsubj
3	pricked	prick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 pricked	compound:prt
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 ears	nmod:poss
6	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pricked	obj
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 heard	advmod
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 heard	nsubj
9	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 pricked	parataxis
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 gate	det
11	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 heard	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pricked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prick up	past	the dog	dog's ears					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ear=Patient
2	hear	past	dog	the gate					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer gate=Stimulus

Example 5

I felt a little prick when I got the injection.

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 felt	nsubj
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 prick	det
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 prick	amod
5	prick	prick	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 felt	obj
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 got	advmod
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 got	nsubj
8	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 felt	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 injection	det
10	injection	injection	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 got	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	I	a little prick					vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prick=Theme
2	get	past	I	the injection					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer injection=Stimulus

Example 6

In the fairy tale, the princess pricks her finger on a spinning wheel.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 tale	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 tale	det
3	fairy	fairy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 tale	amod
4	tale	tale	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pricks	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 tale	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 princess	det
7	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pricks	nsubj
8	pricks	prick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 finger	nmod:poss
10	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pricks	obj
11	on	on	ADP	_	14 wheel	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 wheel	det
13	spinning	spin	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 wheel	amod
14	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pricks	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 pricks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prick	present	the princess	princess's finger		the fairy tale		on a spinning wheel	vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer finger=Patient
2	spin	gerund							vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

Be careful not to prick yourself with the sewing needle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	2 careful	cop
2	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 prick	advmod
4	to	to	PART	_	5 prick	mark
5	prick	prick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 careful	xcomp
6	yourself	yourself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	5 prick	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 needle	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 needle	det
9	sewing	sewing	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 needle	compound
10	needle	needle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 prick	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 careful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	imperative	you not said here					careful property	tree rules
2	not prick	to-infinitive	you not said here	yourself				with the sewing needle	vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent yourself=Patient with needle=Instrument

Example 8

The Shepherd Dogs pricked up their ears.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Dogs	det
2	Shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 Dogs	compound
3	Dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 ears	nsubj
4	pricked	prick	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 ears	amod
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 pricked	compound:prt
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 ears	nmod:poss
7	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ears	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prick up	participle							vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer

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