spanking

Who acts: punishment, parents, spanking, naughty child, relatives, new bus · What happens: hit, do, spank, use, mean, get · To what, where: bottom, punishment, past, spanking, Child, questions · Speech: someone speaks here

«spanking» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: spanking in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A punishment by hitting a child's bottom with an open hand, done in the past by parents and some teachers.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 punishment	det
2	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 done	nsubj:pass
3	by	by	SCONJ	_	4 hitting	mark
4	hitting	hit	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 punishment	acl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 child	det
6	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bottom	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 child	case
8	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hitting	obj
9	with	with	ADP	_	12 hand	case
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 hand	det
11	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 hand	amod
12	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hitting	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 done	punct
14	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 past	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 past	det
17	past	past	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 done	obl
18	by	by	ADP	_	19 parents	case
19	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 done	obl
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 teachers	cc
21	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	22 teachers	det
22	teachers	teacher	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 parents	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	gerund	a punishment not said here	a child's bottom				with a open hand	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent bottom=Patient with hand=Instrument
2	do	participle · passive	parents and some teachers	a punishment		the past			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality

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: adjective, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

Fast, lively and fine: «at a spanking pace», «a spanking breeze».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fast	fast	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 lively	punct
3	lively	lively	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Fast	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 fine	cc
5	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Fast	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 pace	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 pace	punct
8	at	at	ADP	_	11 pace	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 pace	det
10	spanking	spanking	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pace	compound
11	pace	pace	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Fast	conj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 pace	punct
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 breeze	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 breeze	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 breeze	det
16	spanking	spank	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	17 breeze	amod
17	breeze	breeze	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pace	parataxis
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 breeze	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Fast	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spank in a quote	gerund							vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

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

Very, used with «new»: «spanking new» means brand new and shiny.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	3 used	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Very	punct
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 new	case
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 new	punct
6	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 used	obl
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 means	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 spanking	punct
10	spanking	spank	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 means	csubj
11	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 spanking	xcomp
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 spanking	punct
13	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 used	parataxis
14	brand	brand	ADV	_	15 new	advmod
15	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 means	ccomp
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 shiny	cc
17	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 new	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	use	participle		with new	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	spank in a quote	gerund		new property	vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	mean	present	spanking		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

In the old days a naughty child might get a spanking.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 days	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 days	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 days	amod
4	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 get	obl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 child	det
6	naughty	naughty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 child	amod
7	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 get	nsubj
8	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 get	aux
9	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 spanking	det
11	spanking	spanking	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 get	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	might	a naughty child	a spanking			day		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer spanking=Stimulus

Example 2

The Elephant's Child was spanked by all his relatives for asking questions.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Elephant	det
2	Elephant	Elephant	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Child	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 Elephant	case
4	Child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spanked	nsubj:pass
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 spanked	aux:pass
6	spanked	spank	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	by	by	ADP	_	10 relatives	case
8	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	10 relatives	det:predet
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 relatives	nmod:poss
10	relatives	relative	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 spanked	obl
11	for	for	SCONJ	_	12 asking	mark
12	asking	ask	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 spanked	advcl
13	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 asking	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 spanked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spank	past · passive	Child's relatives	the Elephant's Child					vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
2	ask speech: ask	gerund	Child's relatives not said here	questions					vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient

Example 3

The new bus was spanking new and smelled of paint.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 bus	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bus	amod
3	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spanking	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 spanking	aux
5	spanking	spank	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 spanking	xcomp
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 smelled	cc
8	smelled	smell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 new	conj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 paint	case
10	paint	paint	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 smelled	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 spanking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spank	past · progressive	the new bus					new property	vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	smell	participle	the new bus not said here					of paint	vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of paint=Theme

Example 4

The horses trotted along at a spanking pace.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 horses	det
2	horses	horse	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 trotted	nsubj
3	trotted	trot	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	along	along	ADV	_	3 trotted	advmod
5	at	at	ADP	_	8 pace	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 pace	det
7	spanking	spanking	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pace	compound
8	pace	pace	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 trotted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 trotted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trot	past	the horses					at a spanking pace; along property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at pace=Trajectory

Example 5

A spanking breeze filled the sails of the little boat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 breeze	det
2	spanking	spanking	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 breeze	compound
3	breeze	breeze	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 filled	nsubj
4	filled	fill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sails	det
6	sails	sail	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 filled	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 boat	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 boat	det
9	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 boat	amod
10	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sails	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 filled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fill	past	a spanking breeze	the sails of the little boat					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sail=Patient

Example 6

Smacking and spanking children is now banned in Scotland and Wales.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Smacking	smack	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 banned	advcl
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 spanking	cc
3	spanking	spank	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Smacking	conj
4	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 spanking	obj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 banned	aux:pass
6	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	7 banned	advmod
7	banned	ban	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 Scotland	case
9	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 banned	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 Wales	cc
11	Wales	Wales	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Scotland	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 banned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	smack	gerund				vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme
2	spank	gerund	children			vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient
3	ban	present · passive		Scotland and Wales	now	vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING»

Example 7

Our school has a spanking new gym.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 school	nmod:poss
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 gym	det
5	spanking	spank	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 gym	amod
6	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 gym	amod
7	gym	gym	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Our school	a spanking new gym					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gym=Patient
2	spank	gerund							vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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