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title: cockeyed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cockeyed» in the school dictionary: Crooked, not straight or level, like a cockeyed picture. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# cockeyed

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**Who acts:** eyes, picture, hat, That, idea, fence · **What happens:** have, look, be, sit, cockey, not work · **To what, where:** eyes, head, cockeyed idea, cockeyed angle, cartoon cat

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Crooked, not straight or level, like a cockeyed picture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockeyed:m1:1
# text = Crooked, not straight or level, like a cockeyed picture.
1	Crooked	crooked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	cockeyed	cockeyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Silly or not sensible, like a cockeyed plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockeyed:m2:1
# text = Silly or not sensible, like a cockeyed plan.
1	Silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	cockeyed	cockeyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: old-fashioned, can be unkind — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having eyes that look in different directions; cross-eyed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockeyed:m3:1
# text = Having eyes that look in different directions; cross-eyed.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	directions	direction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	cross-eyed	cross-eyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | eyes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
| 2 | **look** | present | eyes |  |  |  |  | in different directions | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in direction=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The picture on the wall is cockeyed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockeyed:x1:1
# text = The picture on the wall is cockeyed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	cockeyed	cockeyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the picture on the wall |  |  |  |  | cockeyed *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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His hat sat cockeyed on his head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockeyed:x2:1
# text = His hat sat cockeyed on his head.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cockeyed	cockey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **sit** | past | His hat |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cockey** | participle | His hat *not said here* |  |  | his head |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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That's a cockeyed idea; it'll never work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockeyed:x3:1
# text = That's a cockeyed idea; it'll never work.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	cockeyed	cockeyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | a cockeyed idea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **work** | future | idea |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The fence leans at a cockeyed angle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockeyed:x4:1
# text = The fence leans at a cockeyed angle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leans	lean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cockeyed	cockeyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	angle	angle	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 | **lean** | present | the fence |  |  | a cockeyed angle |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at angle=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The cartoon cat looked cockeyed after the bump.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cockeyed:x5:1
# text = The cartoon cat looked cockeyed after the bump.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	cockeyed	cockey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bump	bump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cockey** | past · passive |  | the cartoon cat |  |  | after the bump |  | tree rules |

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