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title: huddle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «huddle» in the school dictionary: To huddle means to crowd close together, usually to keep warm, to feel safe or to talk secretly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# huddle

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**Who acts:** huddle, team huddle, penguins, We, kittens, team · **What happens:** huddle, mean, crowd, close, keep, feel · **To what, where:** body, small, blanket, small close group, stories, corner · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«huddle» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [huddle in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/huddle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To huddle means to crowd close together, usually to keep warm, to feel safe or to talk secretly.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huddle:m1:1
# text = To huddle means to crowd close together, usually to keep warm, to feel safe or to talk secretly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	huddle	huddle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	crowd	crowd	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	close	close	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
16	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
20	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **huddle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **crowd** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **close** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | usually, warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **feel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 7 | **talk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | secretly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To huddle can also mean to curl your body up small: «huddled under a blanket».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huddle:m2:1
# text = To huddle can also mean to curl your body up small: «huddled under a blanket».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	huddle	huddle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	curl	curl	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	huddled	huddle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
15	under	under	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **huddle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **curl** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | your body |  | small |  |  | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent body=Theme up small=Destination |
| 4 | **huddle** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  | a blanket |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under blanket=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A huddle is a small, close group of people or animals; in sports, a team huddle is when players gather close to plan.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huddle:m3:1
# text = A huddle is a small, close group of people or animals; in sports, a team huddle is when players gather close to plan.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	huddle	huddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	huddle	huddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
21	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	23	advmod	_	_
22	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
23	gather	gather	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
24	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	xcomp	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a huddle | a small close group |  |  |  | of people or animals | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a team huddle |  |  |  |  | close, gather *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The penguins huddled together to keep warm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huddle:x1:1
# text = The penguins huddled together to keep warm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	penguins	penguin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **huddle** | past | the penguins |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | the penguins *not said here* |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We huddled round the campfire and told stories.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huddle:x2:1
# text = We huddled round the campfire and told stories.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	huddled	huddle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	round	round	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	campfire	campfire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **huddle** | past | We |  |  |  |  | round the campfire | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | We *not said here* | stories |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kittens huddled in a corner of the box.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huddle:x3:1
# text = The kittens huddled in a corner of the box.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kittens	kitten	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **huddle** | past | the kittens |  |  | a corner of the box |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corner=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team went into a huddle before the second half.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huddle:x4:1
# text = The team went into a huddle before the second half.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	huddle	huddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the team |  |  | a huddle | before the second half |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into huddle=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sat huddled under a blanket during the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huddle:x5:1
# text = She sat huddled under a blanket during the storm.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **huddle** | past · passive |  | She |  | a blanket | during the storm |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The friends huddled in a corner to share a secret.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huddle:x6:1
# text = The friends huddled in a corner to share a secret.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	huddled	huddle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **huddle** | past | the friends |  |  | a corner |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in corner=Location |
| 2 | **share** | to-infinitive | the friends *not said here* | a secret |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sheep huddle against a wall in heavy snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:huddle:x7:1
# text = Sheep huddle against a wall in heavy snow.
1	Sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	huddle	huddle	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	against	against	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **huddle** | present | Sheep |  |  | heavy snow |  | against a wall | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against wall=Location |

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