trouser

Who acts: he, I, you, Dad, salesman · What happens: have, do, take, keep, trouser, put · To what, where: money, sly way, cash, coins, trouser pocket, trouser leg

«trouser» 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: trouser in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: used before a noun — kept apart, not parsed.

Having to do with trousers: «trouser leg», «trouser pocket», «trouser press».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 do	mark
3	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Having	xcomp
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 trousers	case
5	trousers	trousers	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 do	obl
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 leg	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 leg	punct
8	trouser	trouser	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 leg	compound
9	leg	leg	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 trousers	appos
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 leg	punct
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 pocket	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 pocket	punct
13	trouser	trouser	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 pocket	compound
14	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 leg	appos
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 pocket	punct
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 press	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 press	punct
18	trouser	trouser	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 press	compound
19	press	press	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 leg	parataxis
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 press	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Having	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	gerund							tree rules
2	do	to-infinitive						with trousers	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

To take and keep money, often in a sly or unfair way: «he trousered the cash».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 take	mark
2	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 trousered	advcl
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 keep	cc
4	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 take	conj
5	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 keep	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 often	punct
7	often	often	ADV	_	4 keep	advmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	13 way	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 way	det
10	sly	sly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 way	amod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 unfair	cc
12	unfair	unfair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sly	conj
13	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 keep	obl
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	2 take	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 trousered	punct
16	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 trousered	nsubj
17	trousered	trouser	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 cash	det
19	cash	cash	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 trousered	obj
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 trousered	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 trousered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	take	to-infinitive	he not said here				vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	keep	infinitive	he not said here	money	a sly way	often property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent money=Theme in way=Location
3	trouser in a quote	past	he	the cash			tree rules

Example 1

I put the coins in my trouser pocket.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 put	nsubj
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 coins	det
4	coins	coin	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 pocket	case
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 pocket	nmod:poss
7	trouser	trouser	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pocket	compound
8	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	past	I	the coins		my trouser pocket			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent coin=Theme in pocket=Destination

Example 2

His trouser leg got caught in the bike chain.

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	3 leg	nmod:poss
2	trouser	trouser	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 leg	compound
3	leg	leg	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 caught	nsubj:pass
4	got	get	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 caught	aux:pass
5	caught	catch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 chain	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 chain	det
8	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 chain	compound
9	chain	chain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 caught	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past · passive		His trouser leg		the bike chain			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 3

Roll up your trouser legs before you paddle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Roll	roll	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	up	up	ADP	_	1 Roll	compound:prt
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 legs	nmod:poss
4	trouser	trouser	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 legs	compound
5	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Roll	obj
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	8 paddle	mark
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 paddle	nsubj
8	paddle	paddle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Roll	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Roll	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	roll up	imperative	you not said here	your trouser legs					vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Agent
2	paddle	present	you						vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Dad uses a trouser press to keep his work trousers smart.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uses	nsubj
2	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 press	det
4	trouser	trouser	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 press	compound
5	press	press	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uses	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 keep	mark
7	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 uses	advcl
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 trousers	nmod:poss
9	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 trousers	compound
10	trousers	trousers	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 keep	obj
11	smart	smart	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 keep	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Dad	a trouser press					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent press=Patient
2	keep	to-infinitive	Dad not said here	Dad's work trousers				smart property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trousers=Theme

Example 5

(informal, UK) The salesman trousered a big bonus.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
2	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 UK	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
4	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 trousered	obl:unmarked
5	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 UK	punct
6	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 salesman	det
7	salesman	salesman	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 trousered	nsubj
8	trousered	trouser	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 bonus	det
10	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 bonus	amod
11	bonus	bonus	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 trousered	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 trousered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trouser	past	the salesman	informal UK					tree rules

Example 6

(informal) He trousered the prize money and left.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	5 trousered	punct
2	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 trousered	advcl
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
4	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 trousered	nsubj
5	trousered	trouser	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 money	det
7	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 money	compound
8	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 trousered	obj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 left	cc
10	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 trousered	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 trousered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trouser	past	He	the prize money					tree rules
2	leave	past	He not said here						vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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