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title: creeper — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «creeper» in the school dictionary: A plant that grows along the ground or climbs up walls, fences and trees, such as ivy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# creeper

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**Who acts:** plant, small bird, person, Ivy, creeper, treecreeper · **What happens:** grow, climb up, creep up, look, behave, watch · **To what, where:** ground, walls, tree trunks, creepy way, people, creeper · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«creeper» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [creeper in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/creeper.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A plant that grows along the ground or climbs up walls, fences and trees, such as ivy.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creeper:m1:1
# text = A plant that grows along the ground or climbs up walls, fences and trees, such as ivy.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	along	along	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	fences	fence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	ivy	ivy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | a plant |  |  | the ground |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along ground=Location |
| 2 | **climb up** | present | a plant *not said here* | walls and fences and trees and ivy |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location wall=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small bird that creeps up tree trunks looking for insects (a treecreeper).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creeper:m2:1
# text = A small bird that creeps up tree trunks looking for insects (a treecreeper).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	creeps	creep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	trunks	trunk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	treecreeper	treecreeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **creep up** | present | a small bird | tree trunks |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location trunk=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | a small bird *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for insects | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for insect=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who behaves in a creepy way, for example by watching people secretly.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creeper:m3:1
# text = A person who behaves in a creepy way, for example by watching people secretly.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	behaves	behave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	creepy	creepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behave** | present | a person |  |  | a creepy way |  | for example | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **watch** | gerund | a person *not said here* | people |  |  |  | secretly *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old-fashioned, plural — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soft shoes or a baby's one-piece suit (US, «creepers»).

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creeper:m4:1
# text = Soft shoes or a baby's one-piece suit (US, «creepers»).
1	Soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	suit	suit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	creepers	creeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ivy is a creeper that climbs up walls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creeper:x1:1
# text = Ivy is a creeper that climbs up walls.
1	Ivy	Ivy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	creeper	creeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ivy | a creeper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb up** | present | a creeper | walls |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location wall=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old house was covered in green creepers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creeper:x2:1
# text = The old house was covered in green creepers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	creepers	creeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the old house |  |  |  | in green creepers | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in creeper=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Monkeys swung on the creepers in the jungle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creeper:x3:1
# text = Monkeys swung on the creepers in the jungle.
1	Monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	swung	swing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	creepers	creeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	jungle	jungle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swing** | participle |  | Monkeys *not said here* |  | the creepers in the jungle |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on creeper=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A treecreeper ran up the oak trunk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creeper:x4:1
# text = A treecreeper ran up the oak trunk.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	treecreeper	treecreeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run up** | past | a treecreeper | the oak trunk |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme trunk=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The creeper had tiny tendrils that gripped the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creeper:x5:1
# text = The creeper had tiny tendrils that gripped the fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	creeper	creeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tendrils	tendril	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gripped	grip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the creeper | tiny tendrils |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tendril=Patient |
| 2 | **grip** | past | tiny tendrils | the fence |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fence=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Don't be a creeper and read my diary!» said my sister.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creeper:x6:1
# text = «Don't be a creeper and read my diary!» said my sister.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	creeper	creeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	diary	diary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
13	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | a creeper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **read** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | my diary |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diary=Topic |
| 4 | **say** *speech: express* | past | my sister |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the evening he went as usual to the creeper-covered house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:creeper:x7:1
# text = In the evening he went as usual to the creeper-covered house.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	creeper	creeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | he |  |  | the covered house | evening | as usual | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to house=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

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