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title: chomp — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chomp» in the school dictionary: To bite and chew food noisily and with big mouthfuls. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# chomp

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**Who acts:** He, jaws, you, We, dog, Ole · **What happens:** bite, chew, chomp, go, not chomp, start · **To what, where:** food, horse, three sandwiches, chomp, race, biscuit

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«chomp» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [chomp in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chomp.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To bite and chew food noisily and with big mouthfuls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chomp:m1:1
# text = To bite and chew food noisily and with big mouthfuls.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bite	bite	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	chew	chew	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	noisily	noisily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	mouthfuls	mouthful	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **chew** | present |  | food |  |  |  | noisily *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A big, noisy bite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chomp:m2:1
# text = A big, noisy bite.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The horse chomped on an apple.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chomp:x1:1
# text = The horse chomped on an apple.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	chomped	chomp	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	apple	apple	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 | **chomp** | participle |  | the horse *not said here* |  |  |  | on a apple | vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent on apple=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He chomped through three sandwiches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chomp:x2:1
# text = He chomped through three sandwiches.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chomped	chomp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	sandwiches	sandwich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chomp** | past | He |  |  | three sandwiches |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crocodile's jaws went chomp!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chomp:x3:1
# text = The crocodile's jaws went chomp!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crocodile	crocodile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	jaws	jaw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	chomp	chomp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the crocodile's jaws | chomp |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location chomp=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't chomp with your mouth open.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chomp:x4:1
# text = Don't chomp with your mouth open.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	chomp	chomp	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **chomp** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with your mouth; open *property* | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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We were chomping at the bit to start the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chomp:x5:1
# text = We were chomping at the bit to start the race.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	chomping	chomp	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chomp** | past · progressive | We |  |  |  |  | at the bit | vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent at bit=Patient |
| 2 | **start** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the race |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog chomped the biscuit in one bite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chomp:x6:1
# text = The dog chomped the biscuit in one bite.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chomped	chomp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	bite	bite	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 | **chomp** | past | the dog | the biscuit |  | one bite |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Ole Brer B'ar, he chomp his toofies en foam at de mouf.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chomp:x7:1
# text = "Ole Brer B'ar, he chomp his toofies en foam at de mouf.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ole	Ole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
4	B'ar	B'ar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	chomp	chomp	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	toofies	toofy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	en	en	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	foam	foam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	14	compound	_	_
14	mouf	mouf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chomp** *in a quote* | present | Ole | Ole's toofies |  | de mouf |  |  | tree rules |

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