whacking

Who acts: She, whacking great spider, Dad, He, boy, whacking · What happens: hit, whack, be, get, keep, get out · To what, where: someone, ball, fence, whacking bill, garage, old rug

«whacking» 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: whacking in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Hitting someone or something hard with a loud smack.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hitting	hit	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Hitting	obj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 something	cc
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 someone	conj
5	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 Hitting	advmod
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 smack	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 smack	det
8	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 smack	amod
9	smack	smack	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Hitting	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Hitting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	gerund		someone				with a loud smack; hard property	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent someone=Patient with smack=Instrument

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

A beating as a punishment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 beating	det
2	beating	beating	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	as	as	ADP	_	5 punishment	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 punishment	det
5	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 beating	nmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 beating	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, UK and Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

Very big.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 big	advmod
2	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 big	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a whacking great spider" or "a whacking bill".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 spider	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 spider	det
3	whacking	whack	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 spider	amod
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 spider	amod
5	spider	spider	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 spider	punct
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 bill	cc
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 bill	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 bill	det
10	whacking	whacking	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 bill	compound
11	bill	bill	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spider	conj
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 bill	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 spider	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whack in a quote	gerund							vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 1

She was whacking the ball over the fence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 whacking	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 whacking	aux
3	whacking	whack	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ball	det
5	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whacking	obj
6	over	over	ADP	_	8 fence	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fence	det
8	fence	fence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whacking	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 whacking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whack	past · progressive	She	the ball		the fence			vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Patient

Example 2

There's a whacking great spider in the bath!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 's	expl
2	's	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 spider	det
4	whacking	whack	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 spider	amod
5	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 spider	amod
6	spider	spider	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 's	nsubj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 bath	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 bath	det
9	bath	bath	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spider	nmod
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 's	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	a whacking great spider in the bath			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	whack	gerund							vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Dad got a whacking bill from the garage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	nsubj
2	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bill	det
4	whacking	whacking	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bill	compound
5	bill	bill	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 garage	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 garage	det
8	garage	garage	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bill	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	Dad	a whacking bill		the garage			vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bill=Theme from garage=Source

Example 4

He kept whacking the old rug to get the dust out.

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 kept	nsubj
2	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	whacking	whack	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 kept	xcomp
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rug	det
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rug	amod
6	rug	rug	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whacking	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 get	mark
8	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 whacking	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 dust	det
10	dust	dust	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 get	obj
11	out	out	ADP	_	8 get	compound:prt
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	keep	past	He		tree rules
2	whack	gerund	He not said here	the old rug	vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rug=Patient
3	get out	to-infinitive	He not said here	the dust	tree rules

Example 5

In the old story, the boy got a whacking for stealing apples.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 story	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 story	amod
4	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 got	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 story	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 boy	det
7	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 got	nsubj
8	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 whacking	det
10	whacking	whacking	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 got	obj
11	for	for	SCONJ	_	12 stealing	mark
12	stealing	steal	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 whacking	acl
13	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 stealing	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	the boy	a whacking		the old story			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whacking=Stimulus
2	steal	gerund	a whacking not said here	apples					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location apple=Theme

Example 6

That's a whacking big slice of cake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 slice	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 slice	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 slice	det
4	whacking	whacking	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 slice	compound
5	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 slice	amod
6	slice	slice	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 cake	case
8	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 slice	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 slice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	That	a whacking big slice				of cake	tree rules

Example 7

The wind was whacking the shutters against the wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wind	det
2	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 whacking	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 whacking	aux
4	whacking	whack	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 shutters	det
6	shutters	shutter	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 whacking	obj
7	against	against	ADP	_	9 wall	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wall	det
9	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shutters	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 whacking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whack	past · progressive	the wind	the shutters				against the wall	vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent shutter=Instrument against wall=Patient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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