snook

Who acts: you, cheeky boy, little shop, Thumbing, Dad, new band · What happens: cock, make, mock, put, spread, show · To what, where: snook, rude, sign, thumb, nose, fingers

«snook» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: snook in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

«Cock a snook» (UK, old-fashioned) — to make a rude, mocking sign by putting your thumb on your nose and spreading your fingers; also to show open disrespect for someone or a rule.

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Cock	punct
2	Cock	cock	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 snook	det
4	snook	snook	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Cock	obj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Cock	punct
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 UK	punct
7	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Cock	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 fashioned	punct
9	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 fashioned	amod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 old	punct
11	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 UK	amod
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 fashioned	punct
13	—	-	PUNCT	_	15 make	punct
14	to	to	PART	_	15 make	mark
15	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 Cock	conj
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 rude	det
17	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 make	obj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 mocking	punct
19	mocking	mock	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 make	advcl
20	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 mocking	obj
21	by	by	SCONJ	_	22 putting	mark
22	putting	put	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	19 mocking	advcl
23	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 thumb	nmod:poss
24	thumb	thumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 putting	obj
25	on	on	ADP	_	27 nose	case
26	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	27 nose	nmod:poss
27	nose	nose	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 putting	obl
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 spreading	cc
29	spreading	spread	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	22 putting	conj
30	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	31 fingers	nmod:poss
31	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	29 spreading	obj
32	;	;	PUNCT	_	35 show	punct
33	also	also	ADV	_	35 show	advmod
34	to	to	PART	_	35 show	mark
35	show	show	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 Cock	conj
36	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	37 disrespect	amod
37	disrespect	disrespect	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 show	obj
38	for	for	ADP	_	39 someone	case
39	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	35 show	obl
40	or	or	CCONJ	_	42 rule	cc
41	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	42 rule	det
42	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	39 someone	conj
43	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Cock	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	cock in a quote	imperative	you not said here	a snook		UK obl	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snook=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	a rude			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rude=Product
3	mock	gerund	you not said here	sign			vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Theme
4	put	gerund	you not said here	your thumb	your nose		vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent thumb=Theme on nose=Destination
5	spread	gerund	you not said here	your fingers			vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location finger=Theme
6	show	to-infinitive	you not said here	open disrespect		for someone	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent disrespect=Recipient

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 long, silvery fish of warm seas, caught for food and sport.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 fish	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fish	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 long	punct
4	silvery	silvery	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fish	amod
5	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 seas	case
7	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 seas	amod
8	seas	sea	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 fish	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 caught	punct
10	caught	catch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 fish	conj
11	for	for	ADP	_	12 food	case
12	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 caught	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 sport	cc
14	sport	sport	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 food	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	participle						for food and sport	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for food=Beneficiary

Example 1

The cheeky boy cocked a snook at the bus driver.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boy	det
2	cheeky	cheeky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boy	amod
3	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cocked	nsubj
4	cocked	cock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 snook	det
6	snook	snook	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cocked	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	10 driver	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 driver	det
9	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 driver	compound
10	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cocked	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cock	past	the cheeky boy	a snook				at the bus driver	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snook=Patient

Example 2

The little shop cocked a snook at the big supermarket by giving everything away free.

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 shop	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shop	amod
3	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cocked	nsubj
4	cocked	cock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 snook	det
6	snook	snook	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cocked	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	10 supermarket	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 supermarket	det
9	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 supermarket	amod
10	supermarket	supermarket	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cocked	obl
11	by	by	SCONJ	_	12 giving	mark
12	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 cocked	advcl
13	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	12 giving	obj
14	away	away	ADV	_	13 everything	advmod
15	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 giving	xcomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cock	past	the little shop	a snook		the big supermarket			vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snook=Patient
2	give	gerund	the little shop not said here	everything				free property	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Theme

Example 3

Thumbing your nose — cocking a snook — is a rude gesture.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thumbing	thumb	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 gesture	csubj
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 nose	nmod:poss
3	nose	nose	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thumbing	obj
4	—	-	PUNCT	_	5 cocking	punct
5	cocking	cock	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Thumbing	conj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 snook	det
7	snook	snook	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cocking	obj
8	—	-	PUNCT	_	1 Thumbing	punct
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 gesture	cop
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 gesture	det
11	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 gesture	amod
12	gesture	gesture	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 gesture	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	thumb	gerund		your nose	vn rummage-35.5-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent nose=Location
2	cock	gerund		a snook	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snook=Patient
3	is a	present	Thumbing	a rude gesture	tree rules

Example 4

Dad caught a snook on his holiday in Florida.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 caught	nsubj
2	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 snook	det
4	snook	snook	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 caught	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 holiday	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 holiday	nmod:poss
7	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 caught	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 Florida	case
9	Florida	Florida	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 holiday	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past	Dad	a snook		Dad's holiday in Florida			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snook=Theme

Example 5

The new band cocks a snook at old rules about music.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 band	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 band	amod
3	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cocks	nsubj
4	cocks	cock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 snook	det
6	snook	snook	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cocks	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 rules	case
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 rules	amod
9	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 cocks	obl
10	about	about	ADP	_	11 music	case
11	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rules	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cocks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cock	present	the new band	a snook		old rules about music			vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snook=Patient

Example 6

The pupils cocked a snook at the rain and played outside anyway.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pupils	det
2	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cocked	nsubj
3	cocked	cock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 snook	det
5	snook	snook	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cocked	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 rain	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 rain	det
8	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cocked	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 played	cc
10	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 cocked	conj
11	outside	outside	ADV	_	10 played	advmod
12	anyway	anyway	ADV	_	10 played	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cock	past	the pupils	a snook		the rain			vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snook=Patient
2	play	past	the pupils not said here					anyway, outside property	vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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