smack

Who acts: Smack, you, ball, She, pizza, He · What happens: hit, mean, suggest, smack, make, be · To what, where: someone, something, cheating, lips, noisy sound, middle · Speech: someone speaks here

«smack» in the school dictionary: its 7 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: smack in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To hit someone or something hard with an open hand.

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	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 something	amod
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 hand	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 hand	det
9	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 hand	amod
10	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hard	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	to-infinitive		someone					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme someone=Co-Theme

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 hit with an open hand, or the loud sound of a hit.

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	2 hit	det
2	hit	hit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	6 hand	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 hand	det
5	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 hand	amod
6	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hit	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 sound	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 sound	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sound	det
10	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 sound	amod
11	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hit	conj
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 hit	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 hit	det
14	hit	hit	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sound	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hit	punct

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

Meaning 3

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

Exactly or directly: smack in the middle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Exactly	exactly	ADV	_	8 middle	advmod
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 directly	cc
3	directly	directly	ADV	_	1 Exactly	conj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 middle	punct
5	smack	smack	ADV	_	8 middle	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 middle	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 middle	det
8	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 middle	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A loud kiss.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 kiss	det
2	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 kiss	amod
3	kiss	kiss	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kiss	punct

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

Meaning 5

«Smack of» means to suggest something: that smacks of cheating.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Smack	punct
2	Smack	Smack	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	2 Smack	obl
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Smack	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 suggest	mark
7	suggest	suggest	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	xcomp
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 suggest	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 smacks	punct
10	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 smacks	det
11	smacks	smack	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 something	appos
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 cheating	case
13	cheating	cheating	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 smacks	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	present	Smack		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	suggest speech: suggest not said to happen	to-infinitive	Smack not said here	something	vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic
3	smack			cheating	nom smack «event transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 6

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

An illegal drug (heroin); also a small fishing boat (old).

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 drug	det
2	illegal	illegal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 drug	amod
3	drug	drug	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	5 heroin	punct
5	heroin	heroin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drug	appos
6	)	)	PUNCT	_	5 heroin	punct
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 boat	punct
8	also	also	ADV	_	12 boat	advmod
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 boat	det
10	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 boat	amod
11	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 boat	compound
12	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drug	conj
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 old	punct
14	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 boat	amod
15	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 old	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drug	punct

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

Meaning 7

To smack your lips means to make a noisy sound with your mouth, usually when you are about to eat something tasty.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 smack	mark
2	smack	smack	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	csubj
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 lips	nmod:poss
4	lips	lip	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 smack	obj
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 make	mark
7	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	xcomp
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 sound	det
9	noisy	noisy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sound	amod
10	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 make	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 mouth	case
12	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 mouth	nmod:poss
13	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 make	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 about	punct
15	usually	usually	ADV	_	19 about	advmod
16	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	19 about	advmod
17	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	19 about	nsubj
18	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 about	cop
19	about	about	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 make	advcl
20	to	to	PART	_	21 eat	mark
21	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 about	xcomp
22	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	21 eat	obj
23	tasty	tasty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 something	amod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	smack	to-infinitive		your lips		vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lip=Patient
2	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	make not said to happen	to-infinitive		a noisy sound	with your mouth	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
4	is	present	you		about, usually property	tree rules
5	eat	to-infinitive	you not said here	something		vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient

Example 1

The ball landed smack in the middle of the goal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ball	det
2	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 landed	nsubj
3	landed	land	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	smack	smack	ADV	_	3 landed	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 middle	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 middle	det
7	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 landed	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 goal	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 goal	det
10	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 middle	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 landed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	land	past	the ball			the middle of the goal		smack property	vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in middle=Destination

Example 2

She smacked her lips at the smell of pizza.

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 smacked	nsubj
2	smacked	smack	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 lips	nmod:poss
4	lips	lip	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 smacked	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 smell	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 smell	det
7	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 smacked	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 pizza	case
9	pizza	pizza	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 smell	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 smacked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smack	past	She	her lips		the smell of pizza			vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lip=Patient
2	smell		pizza						nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Example 3

He hit the wall with a loud smack.

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 hit	nsubj
2	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wall	det
4	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hit	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 smack	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 smack	det
7	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 smack	amod
8	smack	smack	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hit	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	past	He	the wall				with a loud smack	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent wall=Patient with smack=Instrument

Example 4

Gran gave me a big smack on the cheek.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	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 gave	iobj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 smack	det
5	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 smack	amod
6	smack	smack	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 cheek	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cheek	det
9	cheek	cheek	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 smack	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	Gran	a big smack	me	the cheek			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient smack=Theme on cheek=Asset

Example 5

Hitting is never OK.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hitting	hit	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 OK	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 OK	cop
3	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	4 OK	advmod
4	OK	ok	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 OK	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	gerund							vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	not is	present						ok property	tree rules

Example 6

His excuse smacked of a lie.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 excuse	nmod:poss
2	excuse	excuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smacked	nsubj
3	smacked	smack	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 lie	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 lie	det
6	lie	lie	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smacked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 smacked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smack	past	His excuse					of a lie	vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme
2	excuse		His = he						nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

Iktomi trudged along with his burden, smacking his hungry lips together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 trudged	nsubj
2	trudged	trudge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	along	along	ADV	_	2 trudged	advmod
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 burden	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 burden	nmod:poss
6	burden	burden	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 trudged	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 smacking	punct
8	smacking	smack	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 trudged	advcl
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 lips	nmod:poss
10	hungry	hungry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 lips	amod
11	lips	lip	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 smacking	obj
12	together	together	ADV	_	8 smacking	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 trudged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	trudge	past	Iktomi		with Iktomi's burden; along property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	smack	gerund	Iktomi not said here	Iktomi's hungry lips	together property	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lip=Patient
3	burden		Iktomi			nom burden «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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