zap

Who acts: you, alien, I, game, lights, teacher · What happens: destroy, kill, hit, give, heat, move · To what, where: something, small electric shock, food, message, robot, soup

«zap» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: zap in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To destroy, kill or hit something quickly, as with a ray gun or electricity.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 destroy	mark
2	destroy	destroy	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 kill	punct
4	kill	kill	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 destroy	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 hit	cc
6	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 destroy	conj
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 hit	obj
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	6 hit	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 gun	punct
10	as	as	ADP	_	14 gun	case
11	with	with	ADP	_	14 gun	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 gun	det
13	ray	ray	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 gun	compound
14	gun	gun	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hit	obl
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 electricity	cc
16	electricity	electricity	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 gun	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 destroy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	destroy	to-infinitive			vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	kill	infinitive			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	hit	infinitive	something	as a ray gun or electricity; quickly property	vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme something=Co-Theme

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 — kept apart, not parsed.

To give a small electric shock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 give	mark
2	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 shock	det
4	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 shock	amod
5	electric	electric	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 shock	amod
6	shock	shock	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 give	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	to-infinitive		a small electric shock					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shock=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To heat food in a microwave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 heat	mark
2	heat	heat	VERB	Number=Sing	root	root
3	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heat	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 microwave	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 microwave	det
6	microwave	microwave	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heat	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 heat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	heat	to-infinitive		food				in a microwave	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent food=Patient in microwave=Instrument

Meaning 4

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To move or send quickly: zap a message.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 move	mark
2	move	move	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 send	advcl
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 send	cc
4	send	send	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	4 send	advmod
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 zap	punct
7	zap	zap	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 send	conj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 message	det
9	message	message	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 zap	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 send	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	move	to-infinitive	you not said here			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	send	imperative	you not said here		quickly property	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	zap	infinitive	you not said here	a message		tree rules

Meaning 5

Usage: interjection — kept apart, not parsed.

A sound word for a sudden flash or hit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 word	det
2	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 word	compound
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 flash	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 flash	det
6	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 flash	amod
7	flash	flash	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 word	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 hit	cc
9	hit	hit	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 flash	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 word	punct

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

Example 1

The alien zapped the robot with a laser.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 alien	det
2	alien	alien	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 zapped	nsubj
3	zapped	zap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 robot	det
5	robot	robot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 zapped	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 laser	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 laser	det
8	laser	laser	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 zapped	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 zapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	zap	past	the alien	the robot				with a laser	tree rules

Example 2

Zap the soup in the microwave for two minutes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Zap	zap	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 soup	det
3	soup	soup	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Zap	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 microwave	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 microwave	det
6	microwave	microwave	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Zap	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 minutes	case
8	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 minutes	nummod
9	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Zap	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Zap	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	zap	imperative	you not said here	the soup		the microwave	minute		tree rules

Example 3

I got zapped by static when I touched the door handle.

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	3 zapped	nsubj
2	got	get	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 zapped	aux:pass
3	zapped	zap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 static	case
5	static	static	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 zapped	obl
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 touched	advmod
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 touched	nsubj
8	touched	touch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 zapped	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 handle	det
10	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 handle	compound
11	handle	handle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 touched	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 zapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	zap	past · passive		I				by static	tree rules
2	touch	past	I	the door handle					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme handle=Co-Theme

Example 4

The game lets you zap monsters for points.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 game	det
2	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lets	nsubj
3	lets	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 lets	obj
5	zap	zap	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 lets	xcomp
6	monsters	monster	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 zap	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 points	case
8	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 zap	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	present	the game	you					tree rules
2	zap	infinitive	you not said here	monsters				for points	tree rules

Example 5

Zap! The lights went out.

Sentence 1: Zap!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Zap	zap	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Zap	punct

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

Sentence 2: The lights went out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lights	det
2	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	out	out	ADV	_	3 went	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go out	past	the lights					out property	vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The teacher zapped the photos to our class page.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 zapped	nsubj
3	zapped	zap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 photos	det
5	photos	photo	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 zapped	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 page	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 page	nmod:poss
8	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 page	compound
9	page	page	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 zapped	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 zapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	zap	past	the teacher	the photos				to our class page	tree rules
2	page		our						nom page «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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