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title: bellied — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bellied» in the school dictionary: Bellied is used in compound words to describe what kind of belly (tummy) something has: pot-bellied, big-bellied, red-bellied. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bellied

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**Who acts:** something, Belly, They, bellied stove, You, old slang · **What happens:** belly, use, describe, have, mean, swell out · **To what, where:** compound words, kind, sails, wind, dead, business · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«bellied» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [bellied in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bellied.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bellied is used in compound words to describe what kind of belly (tummy) something has: pot-bellied, big-bellied, red-bellied.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bellied:m1:1
# text = Bellied is used in compound words to describe what kind of belly (tummy) something has: pot-bellied, big-bellied, red-bellied.
1	Bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	mark	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	compound	compound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	10	det	_	_
10	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
16	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	17	nsubj	_	_
17	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
19	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
27	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belly** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | present · passive |  |  |  | compound words |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **describe** | to-infinitive |  | what kind of belly |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent kind=Theme |
| 4 | **have** | present | something | what kind of belly *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Patient |
| 5 | **belly** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **belly** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **belly** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bellied means swelled out in a round shape: the sails bellied in the wind.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bellied:m2:1
# text = Bellied means swelled out in a round shape: the sails bellied in the wind.
1	Bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	swelled	swell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sails	sail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	_
12	bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belly** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **swell out** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | in a round shape | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in shape=Attribute |
| 4 | **belly** | participle |  | the sails *not said here* |  | the wind |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Belly-up» means dead (for a fish) or failed (for a business).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bellied:m3:1
# text = «Belly-up» means dead (for a fish) or failed (for a business).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	failed	fail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Belly | dead |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dead=Topic |
| 2 | **fail** | past | Belly *not said here* | a business |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent business=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A red-bellied woodpecker tapped on the tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bellied:x1:1
# text = A red-bellied woodpecker tapped on the tree.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	woodpecker	woodpecker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	tapped	tap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belly** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tap** | participle |  | a bellied woodpecker *not said here* |  |  |  | on the tree | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent on tree=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They keep a pot-bellied pig as a pet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bellied:x2:1
# text = They keep a pot-bellied pig as a pet.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | They | a bellied pig |  |  |  | as a pet | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pig=Theme |
| 2 | **belly** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship's sails bellied out in the strong wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bellied:x3:1
# text = The ship's sails bellied out in the strong wind.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	sails	sail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belly out** | participle |  | the ship's sails *not said here* |  | the strong wind |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pot-bellied stove warmed the old cabin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bellied:x4:1
# text = The pot-bellied stove warmed the old cabin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	stove	stove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	warmed	warm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cabin	cabin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belly** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **warm** | past | the bellied stove | the old cabin |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cabin=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(old slang) "You yellow-bellied coward!" shouted the cowboy.

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bellied:x5:1
# text = (old slang) "You yellow-bellied coward!" shouted the cowboy.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
7	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	coward	coward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
13	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belly** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **coward** *in a quote* |  | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | old slang | the cowboy |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cowboy=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The big-bellied jug held lots of water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bellied:x6:1
# text = The big-bellied jug held lots of water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	bellied	belly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	jug	jug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belly** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | participle | the bellied jug | lots of water |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |

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