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title: bouncer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bouncer» in the school dictionary: A person whose job is to stand at the door of a club or bar, check who comes in and remove people who cause trouble. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bouncer

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**Who acts:** person, people, fast ball, seat, bouncer, bowler · **What happens:** be, check, come in, remove, cause, bowl · **To what, where:** door, people, trouble, fast ball, head, baby bouncer

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«bouncer» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [bouncer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bouncer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person whose job is to stand at the door of a club or bar, check who comes in and remove people who cause trouble.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bouncer:m1:1
# text = A person whose job is to stand at the door of a club or bar, check who comes in and remove people who cause trouble.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
18	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	_
20	in	in	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
23	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
24	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	25	nsubj	_	_
25	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	acl:relcl	_	_
26	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  | the door of a club or bar |  | stand *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come in** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **remove** | infinitive | a person *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 5 | **cause** | present | people | trouble |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition trouble=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: cricket — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fast ball bowled so that it bounces high, near the batter's head.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bouncer:m2:1
# text = A fast ball bowled so that it bounces high, near the batter's head.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	bowled	bowl	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
8	bounces	bounce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	near	near	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	batter	batter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bowl** | participle |  | a fast ball *not said here* |  |  |  | so ball | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **bounce** | present | a fast ball |  |  | the batter's head |  | high *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near head=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something that bounces, like a baby bouncer (a seat or swing that bounces a baby).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bouncer:m3:1
# text = Something that bounces, like a baby bouncer (a seat or swing that bounces a baby).
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bounces	bounce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bouncer	bouncer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	bounces	bounce	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bounce** | present |  | a baby bouncer |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bouncer=Agent |
| 2 | **bounce** | present | a seat or swing | a baby |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bouncer would not let the boys into the club.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bouncer:x1:1
# text = The bouncer would not let the boys into the club.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bouncer	bouncer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **let** | would | the bouncer | the boys |  | the club |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bowler sent down a fast bouncer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bouncer:x2:1
# text = The bowler sent down a fast bouncer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bowler	bowler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bouncer	bouncer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send down** | past | the bowler | a fast bouncer |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bouncer=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My baby sister loves her bouncer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bouncer:x3:1
# text = My baby sister loves her bouncer.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	bouncer	bouncer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | My baby sister | sister's bouncer |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bouncer=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bouncer checked everyone's ID.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bouncer:x4:1
# text = The bouncer checked everyone's ID.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bouncer	bouncer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	ID	id	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the bouncer | everyone's ID |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent id=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The batter ducked under the bouncer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bouncer:x5:1
# text = The batter ducked under the bouncer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	batter	batter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	ducked	duck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bouncer	bouncer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **duck** | participle |  | the batter *not said here* |  | the bouncer |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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