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title: pop — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pop» in the school dictionary: To pop is to burst with a short sharp sound; a popped balloon is gone. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pop

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**Who acts:** popped balloon, pop, I, fizzy sweet drink, Sam, 2 · **What happens:** be, pop, call, have, get, see · **To what, where:** short sharp sound, fizzy sweet drink, soda, 15 balloons, 9 balloons, 4 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«pop» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [pop in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pop.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pop is to burst with a short sharp sound; a popped balloon is gone.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:m1:1
# text = To pop is to burst with a short sharp sound; a popped balloon is gone.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	burst	burst	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	popped	pop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	balloon	balloon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	gone	gone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with a short sharp sound; burst *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | a popped balloon |  |  |  |  | gone *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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 pop is a short sharp sound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:m2:1
# text = A pop is a short sharp sound.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pop | a short sharp sound |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To pop somewhere is to go there quickly: «I'll pop to the shop».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:m3:1
# text = To pop somewhere is to go there quickly: «I'll pop to the shop».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pop	pop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	advmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	pop	pop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | there |  | go, quickly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **pop** *in a quote* | future | I |  |  |  |  | to the shop *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient to shop=Result |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pop is a fizzy sweet drink (also called soda) and a kind of music.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:m4:1
# text = Pop is a fizzy sweet drink (also called soda) and a kind of music.
1	Pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
10	soda	soda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pop | a fizzy sweet drink and a kind of music |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a fizzy sweet drink and a kind of music *not said here* | soda |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
15 balloons popped.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:x1:1
# text = 15 balloons popped.
1	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	balloons	balloon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	popped	pop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | participle · passive |  | 15 balloons |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sam had 9 balloons and 2 popped.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:x2:1
# text = Sam had 9 balloons and 2 popped.
1	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	balloons	balloon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
7	popped	pop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Sam | 9 balloons |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balloon=Patient |
| 2 | **pop** | past | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anna popped 4 of the 20 bubbles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:x3:1
# text = Anna popped 4 of the 20 bubbles.
1	Anna	Anna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	popped	pop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	bubbles	bubble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | past | Anna | 4 of the 20 bubbles |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The balloon popped with a loud bang.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:x4:1
# text = The balloon popped with a loud bang.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	balloon	balloon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	popped	pop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bang	bang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | past | the balloon |  |  |  |  | with a loud bang | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with bang=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Corn pops when it gets very hot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:x5:1
# text = Corn pops when it gets very hot.
1	Corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pops	pop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | present | Corn |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | present | Corn |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'll just pop next door to see Gran.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:x6:1
# text = I'll just pop next door to see Gran.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	pop	pop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | future | I | next door |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | Gran |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gran=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rabbit popped out of the hole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:x7:1
# text = A rabbit popped out of the hole.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	popped	pop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop out** | participle | a rabbit *not said here* | the hole |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister likes pop music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:x8:1
# text = My sister likes pop music.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | My sister | pop music |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot music=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Out popped the duck and flew away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pop:x9:1
# text = Out popped the duck and flew away.
1	Out	out	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	popped	pop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop** | past |  | the duck |  |  |  | out *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duck=Patient |
| 2 | **fly away** | past |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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