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title: podgy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «podgy» in the school dictionary: A little fat, short and soft-looking. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# podgy

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**Who acts:** baby, cat, neighbours, He, tummy, Grandad · **What happens:** look, grab, get, keep, feed, be · **To what, where:** finger, cat, podgy boy, podgy tummy, podgy belly, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, mainly UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A little fat, short and soft-looking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:podgy:m1:1
# text = A little fat, short and soft-looking.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soft and fleshy, of hands, fingers or a face.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:podgy:m2:1
# text = Soft and fleshy, of hands, fingers or a face.
1	Soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	fleshy	fleshy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby grabbed my finger with her podgy hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:podgy:x1:1
# text = The baby grabbed my finger with her podgy hand.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	finger	finger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	podgy	podgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hand	hand	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 | **grab** | past | the baby | my finger |  |  |  | with baby's podgy hand | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our cat got podgy after the neighbours kept feeding her.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:podgy:x2:1
# text = Our cat got podgy after the neighbours kept feeding her.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	podgy	podgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	feeding	feed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | Our cat |  |  |  |  | podgy *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **keep** | past | the neighbours |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feed** | gerund | the neighbours *not said here* |  | cat |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was a podgy boy with red cheeks and a big grin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:podgy:x3:1
# text = He was a podgy boy with red cheeks and a big grin.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	podgy	podgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	grin	grin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | a podgy boy |  |  |  | with red cheeks and a big grin | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The puppy's podgy tummy wobbled as it ran.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:podgy:x4:1
# text = The puppy's podgy tummy wobbled as it ran.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	podgy	podgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tummy	tummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	wobbled	wobble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wobble** | participle |  | the puppy's podgy tummy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | past | tummy |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad patted his podgy belly after Christmas dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:podgy:x5:1
# text = Grandad patted his podgy belly after Christmas dinner.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	patted	pat	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	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	podgy	podgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	belly	belly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pat** | past | Grandad | Grandad's podgy belly |  |  | after Christmas dinner |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belly=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Don't call him podgy, it's unkind," Mum said.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:podgy:x6:1
# text = "Don't call him podgy, it's unkind," Mum said.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	podgy	podgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	_
13	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **call** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  | podgy *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | it |  |  |  |  | unkind *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teddy had a podgy face and button eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:podgy:x7:1
# text = The teddy had a podgy face and button eyes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teddy	teddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	podgy	podgy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	button	button	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the teddy | a podgy face and button eyes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient |

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