punch

Who acts: tool, He, Punching, boxer, you, bus driver · What happens: hit, close, make, punch, mix, serve · To what, where: someone, hole, something, ticket, holes, sweet drink

«punch» in the school dictionary: its 7 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: punch in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To hit someone or something hard with a closed fist.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 hit	mark
2	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 hit	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 something	cc
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 someone	conj
6	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 hit	advmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 fist	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 fist	det
9	closed	close	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 fist	amod
10	fist	fist	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hit	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	to-infinitive		someone				with a closed fist; hard property	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent someone=Patient with fist=Instrument
2	close	participle							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=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

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A hard hit with the fist.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 hit	det
2	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hit	amod
3	hit	hit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 fist	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 fist	det
6	fist	fist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hit	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hit	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

To make a hole in something with a tool (punch a ticket).

The tree, 12 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	4 hole	det
4	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 hole	nmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 tool	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 tool	det
9	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	nmod
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 punch	punct
11	punch	punch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 make	parataxis
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 ticket	det
13	ticket	ticket	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 punch	obj
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 punch	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a hole		something			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hole=Product
2	punch	infinitive		a ticket					vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Patient

Meaning 4

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A tool for making holes (a hole punch).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 tool	det
2	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	SCONJ	_	4 making	mark
4	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 tool	acl
5	holes	hole	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 making	obj
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 punch	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 punch	det
8	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 punch	compound
9	punch	punch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 holes	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 punch	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tool	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund	a tool not said here	holes					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hole=Product

Meaning 5

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A sweet drink made by mixing fruit juices, sometimes with alcohol, served from a big bowl.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 drink	det
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 drink	amod
3	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 drink	acl
5	by	by	SCONJ	_	6 mixing	mark
6	mixing	mix	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 made	advcl
7	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 juices	compound
8	juices	juice	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 mixing	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 alcohol	punct
10	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	12 alcohol	advmod
11	with	with	ADP	_	12 alcohol	case
12	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 mixing	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 served	punct
14	served	serve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 alcohol	acl
15	from	from	ADP	_	18 bowl	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 bowl	det
17	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 bowl	amod
18	bowl	bowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 served	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drink	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	make	participle	a sweet drink not said here			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	mix	gerund	fruit juices		with alcohol	vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent juice=Patient with alcohol=Co-Patient
3	serve	participle	alcohol not said here	a big bowl		vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent

Meaning 6

To press keys or buttons (punch in a number).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 press	mark
2	press	press	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	keys	key	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 press	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 buttons	cc
5	buttons	button	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 keys	conj
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 punch	punct
7	punch	punch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 keys	appos
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 number	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 number	det
10	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 punch	nmod
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 punch	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 press	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	press	to-infinitive		keys or buttons					vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Theme

Meaning 7

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

Strength or force in a speech or idea (a joke with punch).

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Strength	strength	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 force	cc
3	force	force	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Strength	conj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 speech	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 speech	det
6	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Strength	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 idea	cc
8	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 speech	conj
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 joke	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 joke	det
11	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 idea	appos
12	with	with	ADP	_	13 punch	case
13	punch	punch	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 joke	nmod
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 joke	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Strength	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

He punched the pillow when he was angry.

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 punched	nsubj
2	punched	punch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 pillow	det
4	pillow	pillow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 punched	obj
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 angry	mark
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 angry	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 angry	cop
8	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 punched	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 punched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	punch	past	He	the pillow					vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pillow=Patient
2	is	past	he					angry property	tree rules

Example 2

Punching other children is never OK.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Punching	punch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 OK	csubj
2	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 children	amod
3	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Punching	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 OK	cop
5	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	6 OK	advmod
6	OK	ok	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 OK	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	punch	gerund		other children					vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient
2	not is	present	Punching					ok property	tree rules

Example 3

The boxer threw a punch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boxer	det
2	boxer	boxer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 threw	nsubj
3	threw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 punch	det
5	punch	punch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 threw	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 threw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	throw	past	the boxer	a punch					vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent punch=Theme

Example 4

Use the hole punch to make holes in the paper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 punch	det
3	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 punch	compound
4	punch	punch	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Use	advcl
7	holes	hole	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 make	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 paper	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 paper	det
10	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	the hole punch					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent punch=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	holes		the paper			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hole=Product

Example 5

The bus driver punched my ticket.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 driver	det
2	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 driver	compound
3	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 punched	nsubj
4	punched	punch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 ticket	nmod:poss
6	ticket	ticket	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 punched	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 punched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	punch	past	the bus driver	my ticket					vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Patient
2	ticket		my						nom ticket «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

We made fruit punch for the party.

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 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 punch	compound
4	punch	punch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 party	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 party	det
7	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	We	fruit punch				for the party	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent punch=Material for party=Beneficiary

Example 7

The recipe uses 3 litres of juice and 2 litres of lemonade, so 5 litres of punch.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 recipe	det
2	recipe	recipe	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 uses	nsubj
3	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 litres	nummod
5	litres	litre	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 uses	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 juice	case
7	juice	juice	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 litres	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 litres	cc
9	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 litres	nummod
10	litres	litre	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 juice	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 lemonade	case
12	lemonade	lemonade	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 litres	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 litres	punct
14	so	so	ADV	_	15 5	advmod
15	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	16 litres	nummod
16	litres	litre	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 uses	obj
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 punch	case
18	punch	punch	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 litres	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	the recipe	3 litres of juice and 2 litres of lemonade					tree rules

Example 8

What's the punch line of the joke?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	root	root
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 What	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 line	det
4	punch	punch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 line	compound
5	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 What	nsubj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 joke	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 joke	det
8	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 line	nmod
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 What	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the punch line of the joke						tree rules

Example 9

The two then fell into grips, and went lurching and punching about the great hall.

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	2 two	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 fell	nsubj
3	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 fell	advmod
4	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	into	into	ADP	_	6 grips	case
6	grips	grip	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fell	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 went	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 went	cc
9	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 fell	conj
10	lurching	lurch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 went	xcomp
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 punching	cc
12	punching	punch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 lurching	conj
13	about	about	ADP	_	16 hall	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 hall	det
15	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 hall	amod
16	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 punching	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	the two	then	into grips result	vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into grip=Result
2	go	past	the two not said here			vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	lurch	gerund	the two not said here			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	punch	gerund	the two not said here		about the great hall	vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient

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