swish Who acts: swish, shot, horse, cow, long skirt, she · What happens: move, be, go, touch, swish, keep away · To what, where: air, sound, net, rim, someone, tail
«swish» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: swish in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To move quickly through the air with a soft hissing sound.
mark advmod case det obl case det amod compound obl punct root To PART move VERB quickly ADV through ADP the DET air NOUN with ADP a DET soft ADJ hissing NOUN sound NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 move mark 2 move move VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 quickly quickly ADV _ 2 move advmod 4 through through ADP _ 6 air case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 air det 6 air air NOUN Number=Sing 2 move obl 7 with with ADP _ 11 sound case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 sound det 9 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 11 sound amod 10 hissing hissing NOUN Number=Sing 11 sound compound 11 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 2 move obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 move punct
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1 move to-infinitive the air with a soft hissing sound; quickly property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme through air=Trajectory
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"The horse swished its tail."
punct det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct punct root " PUNCT The DET horse NOUN swished VERB its PRON tail NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 swished punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 horse det 3 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 4 swished nsubj 4 swished swish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 tail nmod:poss 6 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 4 swished obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 swished punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 4 swished punct
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1 swish in a quote past the horse horse's tail vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tail=Theme
Meaning 2 A swish is the sound or the movement itself.
det nsubj cop det cc det conj nmod:unmarked punct root A DET swish NOUN is AUX the DET sound NOUN or CCONJ the DET movement NOUN itself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 swish det 2 swish swish NOUN Number=Sing 5 sound nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sound cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sound det 5 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 movement cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 movement det 8 movement movement NOUN Number=Sing 5 sound conj 9 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes 8 movement nmod:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 sound punct
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1 is a present a swish the sound or the movement swish tree rules
Meaning 3 In basketball, a shot that goes straight through the net without touching the rim.
The tree, 14 words case punct det appos nsubj acl:relcl advmod case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root In ADP basketball NOUN , PUNCT a DET shot NOUN that PRON goes VERB straight ADV through ADP the DET net NOUN without SCONJ touching VERB the DET rim NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 basketball case 2 basketball basketball NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 shot punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 shot det 5 shot shot NOUN Number=Sing 2 basketball appos 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 goes nsubj 7 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 shot acl:relcl 8 straight straight ADV _ 11 net advmod 9 through through ADP _ 11 net case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 net det 11 net net NOUN Number=Sing 7 goes obl 12 without without SCONJ _ 13 touching mark 13 touching touch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 goes advcl 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 rim det 15 rim rim NOUN Number=Sing 13 touching obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 basketball punct
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1 go present a shot the net vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through net=Initial_Location 2 touch gerund a shot not said here the rim vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rim=Co-Theme
Meaning 4 To swish someone is to hit them with a thin stick or cane.
mark advcl obj cop mark obj case det amod obl cc conj punct root To PART swish VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART hit VERB them PRON with ADP a DET thin ADJ stick NOUN or CCONJ cane NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 swish mark 2 swish swish VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 hit advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 swish obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 hit cop 5 to to PART _ 6 hit mark 6 hit hit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 hit obj 8 with with ADP _ 11 stick case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 stick det 10 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 11 stick amod 11 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing 6 hit obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 cane cc 13 cane cane NOUN Number=Sing 11 stick conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 hit punct
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1 swish to-infinitive someone vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location someone=Theme 2 is present with a thin stick or cane; hit property tree rules
Example 1 The cow swished its tail to keep the flies away.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj mark advcl det obj advmod punct root The DET cow NOUN swished VERB its PRON tail NOUN to PART keep VERB the DET flies NOUN away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cow det 2 cow cow NOUN Number=Sing 3 swished nsubj 3 swished swish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 tail nmod:poss 5 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 3 swished obj 6 to to PART _ 7 keep mark 7 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 swished advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 flies det 9 flies fly NOUN Number=Plur 7 keep obj 10 away away ADV _ 7 keep advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 swished punct
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1 swish past the cow its tail vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tail=Theme 2 keep away to-infinitive the cow not said here the flies away property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Theme
Example 2 Her long skirt swished as she danced.
nmod:poss amod nsubj mark nsubj advcl punct root Her PRON long ADJ skirt NOUN swished VERB as SCONJ she PRON danced VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 skirt nmod:poss 2 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 3 skirt amod 3 skirt skirt NOUN Number=Sing 4 swished nsubj 4 swished swish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 as as SCONJ _ 7 danced mark 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 danced nsubj 7 danced dance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 swished advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 swished punct
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1 swish past Her long skirt vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 dance past she vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The sword went swish through the air.
det nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root The DET sword NOUN went VERB swish VERB through ADP the DET air NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sword det 2 sword sword NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 swish swish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 went xcomp 5 through through ADP _ 7 air case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 air det 7 air air NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past the sword the air vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 swish present the sword not said here vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Swish the water around your mouth and spit it out.
det obj case nmod:poss obl cc conj obj compound:prt punct root Swish VERB the DET water NOUN around ADP your PRON mouth NOUN and CCONJ spit VERB it PRON out ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Swish swish VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 water det 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing 1 Swish obj 4 around around ADP _ 6 mouth case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 mouth nmod:poss 6 mouth mouth NOUN Number=Sing 1 Swish obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 spit cc 8 spit spit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Swish conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 spit obj 10 out out ADP _ 8 spit compound:prt 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Swish punct
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1 swish imperative you not said here the water your mouth vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location water=Theme 2 spit out present you not said here water vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 5 He shot the ball and it was a perfect swish.
nsubj det obj cc nsubj cop det amod conj punct root He PRON shot VERB the DET ball NOUN and CCONJ it PRON was AUX a DET perfect ADJ swish NOUN . PUNCT 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 shot nsubj 2 shot shoot VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ball det 4 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 2 shot obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 10 swish cc 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 swish nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 swish cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 swish det 9 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 10 swish amod 10 swish swish NOUN Number=Sing 2 shot conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 shot punct
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1 shoot past He the ball vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme 2 is a past ball a perfect swish tree rules
Example 6 The curtains swished open.
det nsubj xcomp punct root The DET curtains NOUN swished VERB open ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 curtains det 2 curtains curtain NOUN Number=Plur 3 swished nsubj 3 swished swish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 open open ADJ Degree=Pos 3 swished xcomp 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 swished punct
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1 swish past the curtains open property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 They pursued him with a savagery which he could not distinguish from hatred, and they swished him well whenever they got the chance.
The tree, 23 words nsubj obj case det obl obj nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl case obl punct cc nsubj conj obj advmod advmod nsubj advcl det obj punct root They PRON pursued VERB him PRON with ADP a DET savagery NOUN which PRON he PRON could AUX not PART distinguish VERB from ADP hatred NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ they PRON swished VERB him PRON well ADV whenever ADV they PRON got VERB the DET chance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 pursued nsubj 2 pursued pursue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 pursued obj 4 with with ADP _ 6 savagery case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 savagery det 6 savagery savagery NOUN Number=Sing 2 pursued obl 7 which which PRON PronType=Rel 11 distinguish obj 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 distinguish nsubj 9 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 distinguish aux 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 distinguish advmod 11 distinguish distinguish VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 savagery acl:relcl 12 from from ADP _ 13 hatred case 13 hatred hatred NOUN Number=Sing 11 distinguish obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 swished punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 swished cc 16 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 swished nsubj 17 swished swish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 pursued conj 18 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 swished obj 19 well well ADV Degree=Pos 17 swished advmod 20 whenever whenever ADV PronType=Rel 22 got advmod 21 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 got nsubj 22 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 swished advcl 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 chance det 24 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing 22 got obj 25 . . PUNCT _ 2 pursued punct
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1 pursue past They him = he with a savagery vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme 2 not distinguish could he a savagery from hatred vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent which=Theme from hatred=Co-Theme 3 swish past they him = he well property vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme 4 get past they the chance whenever property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer chance=Stimulus
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