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title: haywire — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «haywire» in the school dictionary: Out of control, not working properly, behaving wildly: the computer went haywire. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# haywire

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**Who acts:** control, computer, traffic lights, everyone, tablet, fire alarm · **What happens:** not work, behave, go, mess up, stop, go off · **To what, where:** haywire, lab, flight, magnet

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

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Out of control, not working properly, behaving wildly: the computer went haywire.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haywire:m1:1
# text = Out of control, not working properly, behaving wildly: the computer went haywire.
1	Out	out	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	control	control	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	behaving	behave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
10	wildly	wildly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
15	haywire	haywire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **work** | gerund | control |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **behave** | gerund | control *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wildly *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **go** | past | the computer | haywire |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location haywire=Theme |

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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.

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Of a person or plan: crazy or messed up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haywire:m2:1
# text = Of a person or plan: crazy or messed up.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	crazy	crazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	messed	mess	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mess up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The traffic lights went haywire and everyone stopped.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haywire:x1:1
# text = The traffic lights went haywire and everyone stopped.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	haywire	haywire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the traffic lights | haywire |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location haywire=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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My tablet went haywire after the update.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haywire:x2:1
# text = My tablet went haywire after the update.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	haywire	haywire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	update	update	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 | **go** | past | My tablet | haywire |  |  | after the update |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location haywire=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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When the fire alarm went off, the whole school day went haywire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haywire:x3:1
# text = When the fire alarm went off, the whole school day went haywire.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	haywire	haywire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go off** | past | the fire alarm |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | past | the whole school day | haywire |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location haywire=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The robot in the story went haywire and danced around the lab.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haywire:x4:1
# text = The robot in the story went haywire and danced around the lab.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	robot	robot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	haywire	haywire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	danced	dance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	around	around	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lab	lab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the robot in the story | haywire |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location haywire=Theme |
| 2 | **dance** | past | the robot in the story *not said here* |  |  | the lab |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around lab=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Our holiday plans went haywire when the flight was cancelled.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haywire:x5:1
# text = Our holiday plans went haywire when the flight was cancelled.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	haywire	haywire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Our holiday plans | haywire |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location haywire=Theme |
| 2 | **cancel** | past · passive |  | the flight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **plan** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The compass went haywire near the magnet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:haywire:x6:1
# text = The compass went haywire near the magnet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	haywire	haywire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	near	near	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	magnet	magnet	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 | **go** | past | the compass | haywire |  | the magnet |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location haywire=Theme |

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