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title: plop — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «plop» in the school dictionary: The soft sound of something small dropping into water, like a pebble or a frog. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# plop

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**Who acts:** She, frog, He, Something, We, water vole · **What happens:** drop, fall, sit down, put down, plop down, jump · **To what, where:** water, something, sofa, pond, big raindrop, nose

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The soft sound of something small dropping into water, like a pebble or a frog.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plop:m1:1
# text = The soft sound of something small dropping into water, like a pebble or a frog.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pebble	pebble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | gerund |  |  |  | water |  | like a pebble or a frog | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into water=Trajectory |

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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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To fall or drop with this sound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plop:m2:1
# text = To fall or drop with this sound.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fall	fall	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	drop	drop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **drop** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with this sound | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: verb, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To sit down or put something down heavily and carelessly: «She plopped down on the sofa.».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plop:m3:1
# text = To sit down or put something down heavily and carelessly: «She plopped down on the sofa.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sit	sit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	heavily	heavily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	carelessly	carelessly	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	plopped	plop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	down	down	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	sofa	sofa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit down** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **put down** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | heavily *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent something=Goal |
| 3 | **plop down** *in a quote* | past | She |  |  | the sofa |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on sofa=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The frog jumped into the pond with a plop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plop:x1:1
# text = The frog jumped into the pond with a plop.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	plop	plop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past | the frog |  |  |  |  | into the pond *result*; with a plop | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into pond=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A big raindrop plopped onto my nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plop:x2:1
# text = A big raindrop plopped onto my nose.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	raindrop	raindrop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	plopped	plop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	nose	nose	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 | **plop** | participle |  | a big raindrop *not said here* |  | my nose |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He plopped his bag on the floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plop:x3:1
# text = He plopped his bag on the floor.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	plopped	plop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plop** | past | He | his bag |  | the floor |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bag=Theme on floor=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something went plop in the dark river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plop:x4:1
# text = Something went plop in the dark river.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plop	plop	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Something |  |  | the dark river |  | plop *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in river=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She plopped down on the beanbag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plop:x5:1
# text = She plopped down on the beanbag.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	plopped	plop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beanbag	beanbag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **plop down** | past | She |  |  | the beanbag |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on beanbag=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two ice cubes plopped into my drink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plop:x6:1
# text = Two ice cubes plopped into my drink.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cubes	cube	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	plopped	plop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	drink	drink	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 | **plop** | participle |  | Two ice cubes *not said here* |  | my drink |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We heard a plop as the water vole dived.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plop:x7:1
# text = We heard a plop as the water vole dived.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plop	plop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	vole	vole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	dived	dive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | We | a plop |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer plop=Stimulus |
| 2 | **dive** | past | the water vole |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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