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title: bonk — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bonk» in the school dictionary: To hit someone or something lightly, often on the head. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bonk

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**Who acts:** light hit, adults, ball, you, toy, She · **What happens:** hit, make, have, use, bonk, run · **To what, where:** someone, sex, wall, energy, him, head

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«bonk» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [bonk in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bonk.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To hit someone or something lightly, often on the head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonk:m1:1
# text = To hit someone or something lightly, often on the head.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
6	lightly	lightly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | on the head; lightly *property* | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent someone=Instrument on head=Patient |

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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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A light hit or the sound it makes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonk:m2:1
# text = A light hit or the sound it makes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hit	hit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a light hit or the sound |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: rude slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To have sex with someone; adults use it as a crude joke word.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonk:m3:1
# text = To have sex with someone; adults use it as a crude joke word.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	sex	sex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	crude	crude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | to-infinitive | adults *not said here* | sex |  |  |  | with someone | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sex=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | present | adults | sex |  |  |  | as a crude joke word | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent it=Duration as word=Attribute |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: informal, sport — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To «bonk» or «hit the wall»: to suddenly run out of energy in a long race.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonk:m4:1
# text = To «bonk» or «hit the wall»: to suddenly run out of energy in a long race.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	bonk	bonk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
13	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bonk** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hit** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the wall |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wall=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **run** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | energy |  | in a long race; suddenly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out energy=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ball bonked him on the head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonk:x1:1
# text = The ball bonked him on the head.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bonked	bonk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bonk** | past | the ball | him *= he* |  | the head |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Patient on head=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Bonk! The toy fell off the shelf.

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*Sentence 1:* Bonk!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonk:x2:1
# text = Bonk!
1	Bonk	bonk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bonk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 2:* The toy fell off the shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonk:x2:2
# text = The toy fell off the shelf.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall off** | past | the toy | the shelf |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient shelf=Extent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She bonked her head on the low door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonk:x3:1
# text = She bonked her head on the low door.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bonked	bonk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bonk** | past | She | her head |  | the low door |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent head=Patient on door=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cyclist bonked halfway up the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonk:x4:1
# text = The cyclist bonked halfway up the hill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cyclist	cyclist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bonked	bonk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bonk** | past | the cyclist |  |  |  |  | up the hill; halfway *property* | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't bonk your brother with the pillow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonk:x5:1
# text = Don't bonk your brother with the pillow.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	bonk	bonk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pillow	pillow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bonk** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your brother |  |  |  | with the pillow | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent brother=Patient with pillow=Instrument |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I heard a loud bonk from the kitchen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bonk:x6:1
# text = I heard a loud bonk from the kitchen.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bonk	bonk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | I | a loud bonk |  | the kitchen |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent bonk=Topic from kitchen=Source |

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