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title: poppin — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «poppin» in the school dictionary: Exciting, lively and busy, full of people and fun: «The party is poppin'.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# poppin

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**Who acts:** party, colours, poppin, you, writing, pop · **What happens:** be, look, stand out, mean, happen, speak · **To what, where:** poppin, pop, pan, free doughnuts, folder poppin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«poppin» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [poppin in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poppin.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Exciting, lively and busy, full of people and fun: «The party is poppin'.».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:m1:1
# text = Exciting, lively and busy, full of people and fun: «The party is poppin'.».
1	Exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	lively	lively	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	poppin	poppin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the party | poppin |  |  |  |  | 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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Looking great or bright and standing out: «Those colours are poppin'.».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:m2:1
# text = Looking great or bright and standing out: «Those colours are poppin'.».
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	poppin	poppin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | great *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **stand out** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that colours | poppin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang greeting — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«What's poppin'?» means «What's happening? How are you?».

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «What's poppin'?» means «What's happening?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:m3:1
# text = «What's poppin'?» means «What's happening?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	poppin	poppin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | poppin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | poppin |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **happen** *in a quote* | present · progressive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* How are you?».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:m3:2
# text = How are you?».
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | how *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Just a spoken way of writing «popping», the -ing form of «pop» (bursting, going quickly somewhere).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:m4:1
# text = Just a spoken way of writing «popping», the -ing form of «pop» (bursting, going quickly somewhere).
1	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	popping	pop	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	ing	ing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	bursting	burst	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	conj	_	_
23	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pop** *in a quote* | gerund | writing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **burst** | gerund | pop *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **go** | gerund | pop *not said here* |  |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **form** |  |  | pop |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What's poppin', guys?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:x1:1
# text = What's poppin', guys?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	poppin	poppin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	',	',	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	guys	guy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The skate park was poppin' on Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:x2:1
# text = The skate park was poppin' on Saturday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	skate	skate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	poppin	poppin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poppin** | past · progressive | the skate park |  |  |  | saturday |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her new trainers are poppin' with that neon green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:x3:1
# text = Her new trainers are poppin' with that neon green.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	trainers	trainer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	poppin	poppin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Her new trainers | poppin |  |  |  | with that neon | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm just poppin' to the shops, back in five.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:x4:1
# text = I'm just poppin' to the shops, back in five.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	poppin	poppin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | I | poppin |  |  |  | to the shops | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The corn kept poppin' in the pan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:x5:1
# text = The corn kept poppin' in the pan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	poppin	poppin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pan	pan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the corn | poppin |  | the pan |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent poppin=Theme in pan=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bakery was poppin' the morning they gave away free doughnuts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:x6:1
# text = The bakery was poppin' the morning they gave away free doughnuts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bakery	bakery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	poppin	poppin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	doughnuts	doughnut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **poppin** | past · progressive | the bakery |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give away** | past | they | free doughnuts |  |  | morning | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent doughnut=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Those stickers really make your folder poppin'.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:poppin:x7:1
# text = Those stickers really make your folder poppin'.
1	Those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	stickers	sticker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	really	really	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	folder	folder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	poppin	poppin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | that stickers | your folder poppin |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset poppin=Product |

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