trump
Who acts: trump, suit, she, Donald, American businessman, Hearts · What happens: be, beat, trump, mean, do, fart · To what, where: suit, others, something, it, story, family name · Speech: someone speaks here
«trump» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: trump in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: card games — kept apart, not parsed.
A trump or trumps is a suit of cards that beats all others in a game.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 trump | det |
| 2 | trump | trump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 suit | nsubj |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 trumps | cc |
| 4 | trumps | trump | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 trump | conj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 suit | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 suit | det |
| 7 | suit | suit | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 cards | case |
| 9 | cards | card | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 suit | nmod |
| 10 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 beats | nsubj |
| 11 | beats | beat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 suit | acl:relcl |
| 12 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 13 others | det |
| 13 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 beats | obj |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 game | case |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 game | det |
| 16 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 beats | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 suit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a trump or trumps | a suit | of cards | tree rules | |||
| 2 | beat | present | a suit | all others | in a game | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent other=Patient in game=Topic |
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
To trump something means to beat it by doing something better, as in she trumped his story.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 trump | mark |
| 2 | trump | trump | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 means | csubj |
| 3 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 trump | obj |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 beat | mark |
| 6 | beat | beat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 means | xcomp |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 beat | obj |
| 8 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 9 doing | mark |
| 9 | doing | do | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 beat | advcl |
| 10 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 9 doing | obj |
| 11 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 10 something | amod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 trumped | punct |
| 13 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 16 trumped | mark |
| 14 | in | in | SCONJ | _ | 16 trumped | mark |
| 15 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 trumped | nsubj |
| 16 | trumped | trump | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 doing | conj |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 story | nmod:poss |
| 18 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 trumped | obj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trump | to-infinitive | something | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | beat not said to happen | to-infinitive | it | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | |||||
| 4 | do | gerund | something | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality | |||||
| 5 | trump | past | she | his story | tree rules |
Meaning 3
Usage: UK, informal, childish — kept apart, not parsed.
To trump means to fart.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 trump | mark |
| 2 | trump | trump | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 means | csubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 fart | mark |
| 5 | fart | fart | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 means | xcomp |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trump | to-infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | fart not said to happen | to-infinitive | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 4
Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Trump is a family name; Donald Trump is an American businessman who became President of the United States.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trump | trump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 name | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 name | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 name | det |
| 4 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 name | compound |
| 5 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 businessman | punct |
| 7 | Donald | Donald | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 businessman | nsubj |
| 8 | Trump | Trump | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Donald | flat |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 businessman | cop |
| 10 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 businessman | det |
| 11 | American | American | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 businessman | amod |
| 12 | businessman | businessman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 name | appos |
| 13 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 became | nsubj |
| 14 | became | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 businessman | acl:relcl |
| 15 | President | President | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 became | xcomp |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 States | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 States | det |
| 18 | United | United | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 States | amod |
| 19 | States | State | PROPN | Number=Plur | 15 President | nmod |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 name | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Trump | a family name | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | Donald | a American businessman | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | become | past | a American businessman | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
Meaning 5
Usage: Bible, old — kept apart, not parsed.
A trump is a trumpet, as in the last trump.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 trump | det |
| 2 | trump | trump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 trumpet | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 trumpet | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 trumpet | det |
| 5 | trumpet | trumpet | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 trump | punct |
| 7 | as | as | ADP | _ | 11 trump | case |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 trump | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 trump | det |
| 10 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 trump | amod |
| 11 | trump | trump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 trumpet | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 trumpet | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a trump | a trumpet and the last trump | tree rules |
Example 1
Hearts are trumps in this game.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts | heart | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 trumps | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 trumps | cop |
| 3 | trumps | trump | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 game | case |
| 5 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 game | det |
| 6 | game | game | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 trumps | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 trumps | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Hearts | trumps | this game | tree rules |
Example 2
Let's play Top Trumps with dinosaur cards.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | 's | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 1 Let | obj |
| 3 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Let | xcomp |
| 4 | Top | top | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 Trumps | amod |
| 5 | Trumps | trump | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 play | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 cards | case |
| 7 | dinosaur | dinosaur | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cards | compound |
| 8 | cards | card | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 play | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let | imperative | you not said here | 's | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | play | infinitive | 's not said here | Top Trumps | with dinosaur cards | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent trump=Theme with card=Co-Agent |
Example 3
Her goal trumped all the others.
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 | 2 goal | nmod:poss |
| 2 | goal | goal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 trumped | nsubj |
| 3 | trumped | trump | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 others | det:predet |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 others | det |
| 6 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 trumped | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 trumped | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trump | past | Her goal | all others | tree rules |
Example 4
Our trump card is our fast runner.
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 | 3 card | nmod:poss |
| 2 | trump | trump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 card | compound |
| 3 | card | card | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 runner | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 runner | cop |
| 5 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 runner | nmod:poss |
| 6 | fast | fast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 runner | amod |
| 7 | runner | runner | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 runner | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Our trump card | our fast runner | tree rules |
Example 5
Who trumped? It smells! (UK, informal)
Sentence 1: Who trumped?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 2 trumped | nsubj |
| 2 | trumped | trump | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 trumped | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trump | past | tree rules |
Sentence 2: It smells!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 smells | nsubj |
| 2 | smells | smell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 smells | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smell | present | It | vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Sentence 3: (UK, informal)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 UK | punct |
| 2 | UK | UK | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 informal | punct |
| 4 | informal | informal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 UK | conj |
| 5 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 UK | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6
Donald Trump was elected US president. (a name)
Sentence 1: Donald Trump was elected US president.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald | Donald | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 elected | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | Trump | Trump | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Donald | flat |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 elected | aux:pass |
| 4 | elected | elect | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | US | US | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 president | compound |
| 6 | president | president | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 elected | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 elected | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | elect | past · passive | Donald | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Sentence 2: (a name)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 name | punct |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 name | det |
| 3 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 name | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7
The Bible speaks of the last trump.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Bible | det |
| 2 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 speaks | nsubj |
| 3 | speaks | speak | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 trump | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 trump | det |
| 6 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 trump | amod |
| 7 | trump | trump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 speaks | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 speaks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | speak speech: other | present | the Bible | of the last trump | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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